National Dance
The "Cueca" is the story of a man pursuing a shy woman behind her white handkerchief in the art form of dance. There are different versions of the "Cueca" dance depending on the region. In the North, it is La Cueca Nortina, in central and southern regions it is Chilota.
Song of Chile
The "tonada" is a music style brought to Chile by the Spanish and has a more structured sound rather than the "Cueca" where only a guitar and synchronized clapping is perfect. "Tonada groups consist of a lead singer, a mixed-voice chorus, three cuna drums, a quinto, a bass drum, a spade, and a guiro... the structure of the tonada trinitaria that the solo voice begins by singing the tonada, or theme, then the percussian instruments join in and continue playing until the end. After a specific amount of time, the chorus answers the tonada. The lead soloist enters for a second time, improvising around the theme, and the chorus answers the initial tonada" (Orovio, 212.)
The Parra Family
Specifically, Violeta Parra and her family formed the group, Los Jaivas, and gave the unsatisfied generation a voice using the "nueva canción" (new song) movement in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. This "Nueva canción" movement was politically based, but the songs only focused on the struggle for a change instead of linking them directly to an organization.
Everytime a Los Jaivas band member would pass away or go in a different direction, another family member would take their place. Violetta Parra was the most famous out of the family which formed one of the most popular bands in Chilean history because she traveled throughout the country and gathered traditional music to record in the studio to make the song unable to be forgotten.
Everytime a Los Jaivas band member would pass away or go in a different direction, another family member would take their place. Violetta Parra was the most famous out of the family which formed one of the most popular bands in Chilean history because she traveled throughout the country and gathered traditional music to record in the studio to make the song unable to be forgotten.
Victor Jara
He was the only other singer to be internationally famous. Some of his songs were banned because they were so connected politically. Te Recuerdo Amanda is about a girl waiting for the love of her life to arrive home from work, but there is an accident at the factory and he never comes home. Unfortunately, he and many other Chileans were tortured and killed in the National Stadium located on September 11th 1973 due to his musical influence.
Work Cited
"Chilean Music." Chile Music. Web. 22 Mar. 2015.
Orovio, Helio. Cuban Music from A to Z. Durham: Duke UP, 2004. 212. Print.
"The Music of Chile." The Music of Chile. Web. 22 Mar. 2015.
Orovio, Helio. Cuban Music from A to Z. Durham: Duke UP, 2004. 212. Print.
"The Music of Chile." The Music of Chile. Web. 22 Mar. 2015.