Latin America Nueva Cancion Latin America 1 continent

Latin America Nueva Cancion

Latin America • 1 ½ continent • Over 20 countries • Spanish, Portuguese, French, Native American languages • Quichua

Shared Culture • Spanish or Portuguese colonialism • American/European influence • Mixture is the norm – In culture and in music

IS THERE A PAN-LATIN AMERICAN IDENTITY?

Latin America • What is Latin America? • When is Latin America? • How does Latin America sound?

Turbulent Times • Revolution • Massacre • Dictatorship • Colonialism, Imperialism

1960 s Counterculture

1960 s Latin American Youth Mvt. • In the midst of dictatorships • • Argentina ’ 76 - ’ 83 Uruguay ’ 73 - ’ 85 Brazil ‘ 64 – ’ 85 Chile ‘ 73 – ’ 90 • Strong U. S. interventions and Elite

Dictatorship Experience • Disappearing People • No Marx on bookshelf • Interruption of public life • No opportunity for opposition so extremes generated

How to Change? • How do you change the system when a few people [the elite] own everything? • Ideas?

Change? • Populism • Many left-wing movements • Paolo Freire- Pedagogy of the Oppressed

New Song • Urban sound based on rural musics especially the folk song • Involves: - Recording songs and writing new similar songs • - Interpreting folk songs • - Writing new songs

New Song Movement • Not one musical style • A way of performing • Associated with particular ideals • Transformation of folklore to popular

Many Sources • Argentina - Mercedes Sosa • Cuba – Silvio Rodriguez • Pablo Milanes • Uruguay – Alfredo Zittaroza

Chile – Stronghold! • Violetta Parra • Victor Jara • Inti Illimani • And Isabel Parra, Angel Parra, Illapu, Quilapayun…

New Song in Chile • La Pena de los Parra • Café in which they sang • Love songs • Political songs • Metaphysical songs

• Begin to use literary poetry –i. e. Pablo Neruda • Combine with folk melodies

Unidad Popular • 1970 • Coalition of left-wing parties • Salvador Allende- presidential candidate • Popularly elected Marxist government • Victor Para and Nueva Cancion

Victor Jara 1932 -1973 • Teacher, theater director, musician • Communist Party • Pivotal role in Nueva Cancion movement • Song Themes: love, peace, social justice • 1973 Military Coup • Murdered

El Aparacido • Inti Illimani – University music group • Anthem of Popular Unity government of Salvador Allende • Exiled for 16 years • Music changed in Europe