Canciones folklóricas de América explained

Canciones folklóricas de América
Type:studio
Artist:Víctor Jara, Quilapayun
Cover:Canciones folklóricas de América.jpeg
Border:yes
Released:1967
Length:36:43
Label:EMI/Odeon
Producer:Víctor Jara
Prev Title:Víctor Jara
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:Pongo en tus manos abiertas
Next Year:1969
Year:1967

Canciones folklóricas de América (Folk Songs of America) is the third studio album by Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, and second by Chilean folk group Quilapayún released in 1967, on the EMI and Odeon labels.

Music

The album was performed by Jara and Quilapayun, who established a "musical society" that began in 1966. It begins with a Jara's performance in English of Hush-a-bye, and although the album is called "Canciones folklóricas de América", includes two songs of Spanish origin, "Paloma del palomar" and "El tururururú". "Gira, gira, girasol" was written by Victor and the last song on the album, "El coneji", was originally a poem by Chilean Carlos Préndez Saldías, to which Víctor put music.

Artwork

The album cover shows a peaceful and colorful design of birds in the jungle.[1] Through Carlos Quezada, Vicente Larrea contacted Quilapayun and Victor for the design of the cover, Vicente at that time made about 120 album covers, 300 posters, and the logo of the label Discoteca del Cantar Popular (DICAP), which at that time was known as Jota Jota,[2] and it was the label in charge of releasing in Santiago the Jara's next album, Pongo en tus manos abiertas (1969).[3]

Release

Canciones folklóricas de América was released in 1967,[4] on the EMI,[5] and Odeon labels. Jara for the album sales, received his first silver album.[6] EMI released the album in other Latin American countries such as Uruguay (1970) or Argentina (1983).[7]

Track listing

Side A

Side B

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rodríguez . Juan Pablo González . Vásquez . Oscar Ohlsen . Cruz . Claudio Rolle . Historia social de la música popular en Chile, 1950- 1970 . Ediciones UC . 978-956-14-2632-0 . 12 July 2021 . es.
  2. Web site: Taller de los hermanos Larrea . Memoria Chilena, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile . 9 October 2022.
  3. Book: Palominos . Simón . Vientos del pueblo: Representaciones, recepciones e interpretaciones sobre la Nueva Canción Chilena . LOM Ediciones . 978-956-00-1168-8 . 126 . 9 October 2022 . es.
  4. Web site: Víctor Jara + Quilapayún: Canciones folklóricas de América (1968) . PERRERAC . 12 July 2021 . es . 8 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Canciones folklóricas de América Latina . MusicaPopular.cl . 14 July 2021 . es.
  6. Book: Jurado . Omar . Morales . Juan Miguel . Víctor Jara : te recuerda Chile . 2003 . Txalaparta . Tafalla [Spain] . 978-84-8136-301-2 . 285. 12 July 2021 . es.
  7. Web site: Canciones folklóricas de América . www.nuevacancion.net. 2 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224031547/http://www.nuevacancion.net/victor/folkloricas.html . 24 February 2012.