Violeta Parra
- Type: Singer/Songwriter
- Country: Chile
- Born: October 4, 1917 in San Fabián de Alico, Ñuble, Chile
- Died: February 5, 1967, Santiago, Chile
Biography
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
Genres
Violeta Parra Discography
- El Folklore de Chile, Vol. I (1957) - Album - rated 4.2/5
- El folklore de Chile, Vol. II (1958) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- El folklore de Chile, Vol. III: La cueca (1958) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- El folklore de Chile, Vol. IV: La tonada (1958) - Album - rated 3.42/5
- Toda Violeta Parra (1960) - Album - rated 3.94/5
- El folklore de Chile según Violeta Parra (1962) - Album - rated 3.88/5
- Chants et danses du Chili (1963) - Compilation - rated 3.51/5
- Recordando a Chile: Una chilena en París (1965) - Album - rated 3.25/5
- Las últimas composiciones de Violeta Parra (1966) - Album - rated 4.17/5
- Las Últimas Composiciones (1966) - Album - rated 4.65/5
- Canciones reencontradas en París (1971) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- Antología (1999) - Compilation - rated 4.03/5
- Composiciones para guitarra (1999) - Compilation - rated 4.09/5