''Manifiesto'' is the ninth solo

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

from

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an songwriter

Víctor Jara Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (; 28 September 1932 – 16 September 1973) was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a broad array of works, rang ...

.The record was released posthumously after his brutal torture and murder in 1973. It used a base the songs written for the album '' Tiempos que cambian (Times that change)'', that was left unfinished. In the album, the Chilean group

Inti-Illimani Inti-Illimani (; from Quechuan ''Inti'' and Aymara ''Illimani)'' are an instrumental and vocal Latin American folk music ensemble from Chile. The band was formed in 1967 by a group of university students and it acquired widespread popularity in C ...

and the Chilean musician

Patricio Castillo Patricio Castillo may refer to: * Patricio Castillo (actor, born 1974), Spanish-Chilean voice actor, singer and songwriter * Patricio Castillo (actor, born 1940) (1940–2021), Chilean-born Mexican actor * Patricio Castillo (folk musician) Patri ...

participate. Patricio Castillo belonged, until 1971, to

Quilapayún Quilapayún () are a folk music group from Chile and among the longest lasting and most influential ambassadors of the ''Nueva Canción Chilena'' movement and genre. Formed during the mid-1960s, the group became inseparable with the revolution th ...

, another famous Chilean band, which he re-entered definitively several years later. Most of the songs were composed by Víctor Jara, with the exception of ''«Aquí me quedo»'' (Here I stay), composed with Patricio Castillo.

Versions

This album has several editions, with different covers, name changes and addition of songs. The original cover of ''Tiempos que cambian (Times that change)'', included a photograph of Víctor Jara in black and white, in profile, looking to the right. That image was later used in 2001, by WEA Chile, for the edition of the ''Antología musical (Musical anthology)''. For the edition of ''Manifiesto'' from 2001, made by WEA Chile, and image of Víctor Jara, with ''poncho'' and with a stone behind was used.

Track listing

Credits

2001 Re-edition: *

: canciones 1 a 3, 5 *

: canción 4 * Carlos Esteban Fonseca: adaptation and design * Joaquín García: masterization * Patricio Guzmán, Antonio Larrea: photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manifiesto (Victor Jara album) 1974 albums Víctor Jara albums Warner Music Group albums