Violeta Parra
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Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (Chilean' New Song), a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music which would extend its sphere of influence outside Chile. In 2011 Andrés Wood directed a biopic about her, titled Violeta Went to Heaven. Parra was born in San Fabián de Alico, near San Carlos <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Violeta+Parra">R
Key facts
- Born
- Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval , ( 1917-10-04 ) 4 October 1917, San Fabián de Alico or , San Carlos , Chile
- Died
- 5 February 1967 (1967-02-05) (aged 49), Santiago , Chile
- Genres
- Folk , experimental , nueva canción , cueca
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter, Visual arts
- Instruments
- Vocals, Guitar, Charango , Cuatro , Percussion, Harp
- Years active
- 1939–1967
- Labels
- EMI-Odeon , Alerce, Warner Music Group , (all posthumous)
- Website
- web .archive .org /web /20000621221302 /http: //www .violetaparra .scd .cl /index .htm /
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval ( Spanish pronunciation: [bjoˈleta ˈpara]; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (The Chilean New Song), a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music that would extend its sphere of influence outside Chile.
Her birthdate (4 October) was chosen as "Chilean Musicians' Day." In 2011, Andrés Wood directed a biopic about her, titled Violeta Went to Heaven (Spanish: Violeta se fue a los cielos).