Bafochi cueca violeta parra biography
For many years during the military regime of Pinochet, Violeta Parra, a well-known Chilean composer and singer, lived in a tent in Santiago and held a famous....
Violeta Parra
Chilean musician and folklorist (1917-1967)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Parra and the second or maternal family name is Sandoval.
Violeta Parra | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval |
| Born | (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 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Visual arts[1] |
| Instrument(s) | 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/ |
Musical artist
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation:[bjoˈletaˈpara]; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual arti
