Canto libre

by V铆ctor Jara

Canto libre cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: DICAP
  • Country: Chile
  • Length: 43:39
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Standing as a towering achievement of the Nueva Canci贸n movement, the Chilean troubadour effortlessly intertwined deeply committed political lyricism with traditional Andean folk instrumentation. The acoustic arrangements serve as a powerful, unadorned vehicle for themes of working-class solidarity and anti-imperialism during the ascent of Salvador Allende's government. It remains a poignant, enduring symbol of Latin American cultural resistance.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, political, protest, folklore, folk, spanish, male-vocals, Spanish language, vocal, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Inga (2:28)
  2. Canci贸n Al 脕rbol Del Olvido (2:52)
  3. La Pala (3:26)
  4. Lamento Borincano (4:08)
  5. Ventolera (3:04)
  6. El Tinku (3:26)
  7. Angelita Huenuman (4:01)
  8. Corrido De Pancho Villa (3:42)
  9. Caminando, Caminando (2:40)
  10. Qui茅n Mat贸 A Carmencita (4:47)
  11. Canto Libre (4:55)
  12. Gira Gira Girasol (2:55)
  13. Palomas Del Palomar (1:08)

Credits

  • V铆ctor Jara - primary artist, written-by
  • Inti Illimani - backing band
  • Patricio Castillo - guitar
  • Folk - written-by
  • Alberto Ginastera - written-by
  • Fern谩n Silva Vald茅s - written-by
  • Rafael Hern谩ndez - written-by
  • Traditional - written-by

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