Violeta Parra - Grandes Exitos

Violeta Parra (born October 14, 1917 in San Carlos de Itihue, Chile) was a notable Chilean folklorist and visual artist. She set the basis for [i]Nueva Canción Chilena[/i], a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music. Parra revived the [i]Peña[/i], (now known as [i]La Peña de Los Parra[/i]), a community center for the arts and for political activism. Her most renowned song, [i]Gracias a la Vida[/i], was popularized throughout Latin America by [a=Mercedes Sosa] and later in the US by [a=Joan Baez]. It remains one of the most covered Latin American songs. From 1949 to 1952 she formed a duo with her sister, [a=Hilda Parra]: "Las Hermanas Parra". She also had other brothers dedicated to music, as [a=Roberto Parra], [a=Lautaro Parra], [a6638886] and [a=Lalo Parra], or poets, as [a=Nicanor Parra]. She was also mother of [a=Isabel Parra], [a=Angel Parra] and [a4371254], and grandmother of [a=Tita Parra], [a=Angel Parra (2)] and [a=Javiera Parra]. Violeta Parra committed suicide with a gunshot on February, 5, 1967, in Santiago, because of her depression over the breakup of her relationship with [a=Gilbert Favre]. Along with [a=Gabriela Pizarro] and [a=Margot Loyola] she´s considered one of the most important, central, essential and former members of the chilean folklore history and the duty of collecting, testify (recording) and investigate the origins, develop and richness of the native rural music of her country.

Released: 2020

Label: Universal Music Chile

Country: Chile

Tracklist

A1	La Jardinera
A2	Casamiento De Negros
A3	La Pericona Se Ha Muerto
A4	Paloma Ausente
A5	Que Dirá El Santo Padre
A6	Parabienes Al Revés
A7	Según El Favor Del Viento
A8	Y Arriba Quemando El Sol
B1	Qué Pena Siente El Alma
B2	Tonada Por Ponderación
B3	Una Chilena En Paris
B4	Mañana Me Voy Pa'l Norte
B5	Que He Sacado Con Quererte
B6	Arauco Tiene Una Pena
B7	Defensa De Violeta Parra