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Galpón Víctor Jara
Galpón Víctor Jara (“Víctor Jara Warehouse”) is a cultural center located in Santiago, Chile, in Barrio Brasil, an area of the city known for its strong artistic and cultural scene. Managed by the Víctor Jara Foundation, the center is named for the Chilean singer-songwriter and activist who was killed by the Chilean army following the Chilean coup of 11 September 1973. The Galpón is a popular live venue for Chilean bands, particularly those of the New Chilean Cumbia, gypsy and cueca musical styles, such as Chico Trujillo, Banda Conmoción and La Mano Ajena. History Following the return to democracy in Chile in 1990, efforts to achieve justice and recognition for Víctor Jara slowly gained momentum. In the early 2000s, the Víctor Jara Foundation campaigned to convert the Víctor Jara Stadium, where Jara was tortured and killed (the stadium, originally called Estadio Chile, was renamed to commemorate Jara in 2004), into a cultural center, but encountered difficulties from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cueca
Cueca () is a family of musical styles and associated dances from Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia. In Chile, the cueca holds the status of national dance, where it was officially declared as such by the Pinochet dictatorship on September 18, 1979. Origins While cueca's origins are not clearly defined, it is considered to have mostly European Spanish and arguably indigenous influences. The most widespread version of its origins relates it with the zamacueca which arose in Peru as a variation of Spanish Fandango dancing with ''criollo''. The dance is then thought to have passed to Chile and Bolivia, where its name was shortened and where it continued to evolve. Due to the dance's popularity in the region, the Peruvian evolution of the zamacueca was nicknamed "la chilena", "the Chilean", due to similarities between the dances. Later, after the Pacific War, the term marinera, in honor of Peru's naval combatants and because of hostile attitude towards Chile, was used in place o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tercera
''La Tercera'' ( es, The Third One), formerly known as ''La Tercera de la Hora'' ('the third of the hour'), is a daily newspaper published in Santiago, Chile and owned by Copesa. It is ''El Mercurio''s closest competitor. ''La Tercera'' is part of Periódicos Asociados Latinoamericanos (Latin American Newspaper Association), an organization of fourteen leading newspapers in South America. History The newspaper La Tercera was founded on July 7, 1950 by Picó Cañas family. In the beginning it was called La Tercera de la Hora, as it was the evening edition of the now defunct newspaper ''La Hora''. Later in the 1950s it left aside its connection with La Hora to become a morning paper. Initially, La Tercera was linked to the Radical Party, but in 1965 this association was ended, and it became independent of any political party, system of government or religious confession. In 1970, the newspaper was one of the staunchest opponents to the government of Salvador Allende and in 1973 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Zalaquett
Pablo Antonio Zalaquett Said (born 9 July 1963) is a Chilean business administrator, lobbyist, and former mayor of the communes of Santiago and La Florida and member of the Independent Democratic Union. Eisenhower Fellowships Eisenhower Fellowships is a private, non-profit organization created in 1953 by a group of prominent American citizens to honor President Dwight D. Eisenhower for his contribution to humanity as a soldier, statesman, and world leader. The organiza ... selected Pablo Zalaquett in 1999 to represent Chile. References 1963 births Living people Chilean people of Palestinian descent Chilean businesspeople Independent Democratic Union politicians Mayors of Santiago Mayors of La Florida, Chile 20th-century Chilean lawyers 21st-century Chilean lawyers Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni University of Navarra alumni Chilean lobbyists {{Chile-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cementerio General De Santiago
The Santiago General Cemetery ( es, Cementerio General de Santiago) in Santiago, Chile, is one of the largest cemeteries in Latin America with an estimated two million burials. The cemetery was established in 1821 after Chile's independence when Bernardo O'Higgins inaugurated the Alameda de las Delicias along the old course of the Mapocho River. O'Higgins set aside more than 85 hectares of land for the foundation of what became a magnificent grounds filled with ornate mausoleums surrounded by palm and leaf trees set amidst lush gardens and numerous sculptures, which have been estimated be 237. The cemetery, which is located northwest of Cerro Blanco, serves as a true urban park for Santiago. This cemetery is the final resting place for at least 172 of the most influential people in Chile, including all but two of the deceased Presidents of Chile, the exceptions being Gabriel González Videla and Augusto Pinochet. One of the most visited memorials is that of former President Salvad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Jara
Joan Jara (born Joan Alison Turner, England, 1927) is a British- Chilean dancer, activist, and widow of Chilean icon, communist and folksinger Víctor Jara. Since his death, she dedicated herself to perpetuating the memory of him, his work, and his values. She wrote ''An Unfinished Song: The Life of Victor Jara'' in 1984, and founded the Víctor Jara Foundation. Early life and career Jara was born in England in 1927. She met Víctor at the University of Chile in 1961: he studied theatre and she gave dance classes in the theatre school. At this time, Jara also danced in the national ballet. When she was recovering from an illness once, Víctor brought her flowers that Jara surmises he stole from the park due to his budget. Jara had a daughter less than a year old at this time from a previous husband, from whom she was separated. The daughter and Víctor were close. 1973 Coup Her husband was assassinated in the 1973 coup. He left the morning of the coup to defend the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza Brasil
Plaza Brasil (''Brasil Square'') is located in Barrio Brasil, a neighborhood of Santiago, Chile known for its strong artistic and cultural scene. The square is bordered by Avenida Brasil to the east, Huérfanos street to the south, Compañía de Jesús street to the north and Maturana street to the west. Access to the square is via the Cumming station of the Santiago Metro. History Plaza Brasil has a long tradition and history, linked to the ''cañada'' (English: glen) of Diego García de Cáceres. The glen stood in what is now Avenida Brasil, a main road which at various points in the past has been known as Cañada de Cáceres, Cañada de Saravia and Calle de la Acequia de Negrete.Historia del Barrio Brasil Portalbarriobrasil.com. Retrieved 29 March 2013. The construction of the square dates to the beginn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Jara Stadium
Estadio Víctor Jara is an indoor multi-use sports complex located in the western part of Santiago, Chile, near the Santiago Estación Central, Estación Central and Alameda Avenue. It has a total capacity for an audience of 6,500 people. Estadio Víctor Jara features a steel truss supported roof and a rubber based playing surface, which has a polyurethane layer on top. The walls are of reinforced concrete, in thickness. It also has facilities to lodge up to 185 sportspeople. Origins Estadio Chile () was designed in the Rationalism (architecture), rationalist style and inaugurated in 1969, being the first roofed sports venue in the country; its construction is the work of the architect Mario Recordón, Mario Recordón Burnier, with the collaboration of the architect Jorge Patiño. It has a pulastic court where you can play basketball, indoor soccer and volleyball. International table tennis championships have also been held, and in the past it was used for boxing. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Mano Ajena
La Mano Ajena is a Chilean band founded in 2002 that mixes rhythms from Eastern Europe, Latin America, France and Russia, blending all these sounds in a pastiche that also unites the tendencies of each member of the band: rock, punk, Latin American folklore and theater music. This musical project is unique in Chile, and its hybrid sound has been called "klezmer a la chilena" by press. Its first references were Jazz manouche, Klezmer, Balkan and Gypsy music, rhythms to which later they would incorporate Latin influences like Cumbia, Mambo, Cha-cha-cha, Tango and Rumba; creating a cosmopolitan sonority. From its beginning, the band was a precursor in spreading the Gypsy, Balkan and Klezmer rhythms in Chilean stages; and today, after almost a decade, they are one of the most important and celebrated bands from the so-called “new culture of musical carnival” that has taken place in Chile in the last years. La Mano Ajena has played in many stages abroad and inside of Chile, in cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banda Conmoción
''Banda Conmoción'' are a Chilean ensemble band who mix cumbia and gypsy music with genres such as ska and cha-cha-cha. They are part of the new Latin-American fusion movement and emerged in the early nineties along with groups like Chico Trujillo and La Floripondio. They are also considered part of the New Chilean Cumbia movement. Early years The band's first incarnation was as part of a theater troupe called ''Mendicantes'' in 1997. Four years later, in 2001, they established themselves as a separate band, though they continued to collaborate with the theater group until 2005. From 2005 onwards, they cut ties with ''Mendicantes'' and began to perform alone. Their performances were never on conventional stages: they performed in public spaces such as plazas, street corners, weddings or parties. As they became better known, the started to take on bigger stages such as the Galpon Victor Jara (Victor Jara "Warehouse"), a magnet for independent musicians in Santiago's Barrio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico Trujillo
Chico Trujillo are a New cumbia band merging cumbia, ska, reggae and rock, among other styles. The band formed in 1999 in Villa Alemana, Zona Central, Chile, following a tour that lead singer – known as "Macha" – undertook with his then band through the cities of Germany, the Netherlands and Austria. Chico Trujillo's first songs were born of jamming sessions with Asenjo and his friend Antonio Orellana, and their sound gradually attracted new members to the band. This lineup led to their first album, ''Chico Trujillo y la Señora Imaginación'', in 2001. Chico Trujillo has performed concerts at universities, musical venues, festivals and various events, including the ''Cumbre Guachaca Chilena'' at Estación Mapocho and concerts campaigning for the rights of the indigenous Mapuche. They have also featured on the Lollapalooza music festival lineup in both Santiago and Chicago. Chico Trujillo has also gained a considerable following in Europe, in particular Germany. Musica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsy Style
The term gypsy style refers to the typical way Eastern European music is played in coffeehouses and restaurants, at parties, and sometimes on-stage, in European cities. Music played in this style and loosely called gypsy music differs from actual Romani music played by Romani and Sinti people, many of whom regard the term "gypsy" as a slur when applied to their community. It is mainly instrumental and usually performed by strings, except in the Romanian variant where the panflute is the main instrument. The accompaniment may be executed by various instruments, but by preference includes a cimbalom and a double bass. Characteristics Music played in the style can easily be recognized among many other styles. Characteristic elements of the style include: * instrumentation * the repertoire * the idiom Among these items the last one — the idiom — is decisive: it is mainly the way of playing that determines whether a tune is played in gypsy style or not. It is — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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