Chilean Music

Violeta Parra was a musician, poet, and artist that displayed the political stand point in Chile through her works. In Violeta Went To Heaven. while trying to sell her art in a European Art Museum, he describes how her art represents the political unrest in Chile. She also mentions that she cannot speak out about the Chilean Politics, so she used her art to tell people outside of Chile what is happening inside of it. Parra really showed Chileans ways to express how they feel without violence or even hate.

Victor Jara was musician who spoke out about Chileans social reform in the late 60's early 70's. He was raised in a very poor community in Chile, but still was able to get a good education and eventually go to college to study theater. He accepted that he came from a peasant life style and was not afraid to speak up about it. In the late 1960's he joined the social group called the Popular Unity, which demanded independence, help with unemployment, as well as being able to feed the poor. Originally, he produced plays that premiered in Santiago. Dissatisfied that his plays weren't being reached out to more people, he started singing. He started singing about how the wants and needs of the Popular Union. This influences people even to this day to push for what the "people-who's-voices-aren't-heard" needs. Jara is very important to Chilean culture because he is an icon that unites all generations and all forms of life in Chile, even to this day.

Los Prisioneros were a pop rock band based in Chile. Like most rock bands, they talked about controversial subjects such as economics, education, policies, and the overall problems in Latin American countries. Above all, it was used to protest the dictatorship of Pinochet. The Chilean media banned Los Prisinoeros's music from 1985-1990. Even though it was illegal, people made mix tapes and shared them across Chile. Los Prisioneros are very important to Chilean culture do to targeting the younger generation and be able to communicate things that are wrong with their government and provoke change.

Ana Tijoux was born in France. Her parents were imprisoned in Chile and then later escaped to France to escape Pinochets dictatorship. She became a hip hop artist and moved back to Chile in 1990. She started developed songs discussing the politics that happened in Chile, even though she didn't live through it. I think she's very important in the Chilean culture because she grew up from the result of Pinochets dictatorship. Especially because she is able to communicate to the newer generations and discuss on how she sees history repeating itself. URL