MUSIC 0311 1nd Edition Lecture 15Outline of Last LectureI. MbiraII. ShonaIII. BiraIV. HoshoV. MbubeVI. Zulu Outline of Current LectureI. Nueva CancionII. Nueva Cancion ArtistsIII. Golpe MilitarCurrent LectureNueva CancionNueva Cancion translates into “new song”. Nueva Cancion was a social, political and aesthetic movement in Chile in the late 60s to early 70s. It was an alignment of musicians with rural, working class and indigenous populations. The artists expressed this through the music they composed. Nueva Cancion was composed largely of middle class youth and contained Folk and pan-Latin American musical elements. Musica tipica was the music that their parents may have listened to and they were trying to differentiate themselves from this as well as from rock music. They gave support for socialist and communist candidates including Salvador Allende.Nueva Cancion ArtistsOne of the Nueva Cancion artists was a band called Inti-Illimani. Their sound was based on North and Central Andean repertoire. Some of the instruments they played included the charango, quena, zampona, and bombo. One of their songs is called “El aparecido” (The Apparition).Another Nueva Cancion artist was Victor Jara. He started his career as a theatre director and musician activist. Victor incorporated Pan-Latin American and international influences into his These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.music. One song of his that did this was “El Martillo” (The Hammer). He was very inspired by local Chilean traditions as you can see in his song “Te recuerdo Amanda” (I remember you, Amanda).Lastly, Violeta Parra was a Nueva Cancion artist. She was a folklorist, songwriter and visual artist.She transformed urban representations of rural music and culture. Violeta taught many Nueva Cancion artists these rural traditions. One of her songs is called “Gracias a la vida” (Thanks to life). Chosto Ulloa, who played the guitarron at festivals and such, didn’t think much of Violeta Parra. Canto A Lo Poeta is where poets sing from sundown to sunup. They use chanting and it is very mourning to people’s ears. Guitarron is important to Canto A Lo Poeta in some regions. Guitarron means big guitar.Golpe MilitarGolpe Militar was a military coup on September 11, 1973. It was led by General Augusto Pinochet and was supported by the United States C.I.A. Thousands of people were imprisoned, murdered, tortured, or exiled. Victor Jara was assassinated during this. A period of intense music censorship happened immediately following the coup. There was also internationalizationof Nueva Cancion such as through Joan
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