Patricio Castillo (born 1946, Cautín,

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) is a Chilean musician and former member of the Chilean folk music group

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 ...

. He is well known for his collaborations with the Chilean singer-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 ...

Biography

Castillo was born into a musical family; both of his parents were classical musicians and pedagogues, his father a violinist and his mother a pianist. Early in his life Castillo defined his aspirations to pursue a career in music as his parents had done. He was a childhood friend of

Horacio Salinas Horacio Salinas Álvarez (born 8 July 1951 in Lautaro, Cautín Province) is a Chilean guitarist and composer. He is cofounder and musical director of the Chilean group Inti-Illimani Histórico. He has a huge repertory of compositions that involve ...

who also originated from his hometown; who would also go on to join the neo-folkloric ''New Chilean Song'' movement that aimed to renovate Chilean folklore. Castillo was educated in

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and in 1963 he began to study classical guitar at the National Conservatorium of Music which would later become part of the

University of Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

. In 1965 Castillo enters the Faculty of Philosophy and Education of the

University of Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

to study humanities with a focus on philosophy. Simultaneously Castillo pursued further studies in the field of classical music and the history of music and art at the Conservatorium of the University. Castillo made numerous recordings with some of the leading folklorists of the ''New Chilean Song'' movement which included some of the most influential musicians in Latin America, including

, Los Parras and

Los Jaivas Los Jaivas is a Chilean musical group who perform in folk, rock, psychedelic, and progressive rock styles formed in 1963 in Viña Del Mar, Chile. They are considered one of the most important and influential artists of all time in Latin America. ...

. Early on in his career Castillo began to collaborate musically with

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on many of his albums and they jointly composed a song that would go on to become one of Victor Jara's most famous songs ''Plegaria a un Labrador'' (Prayer to a labourer).Jara, Joan (1983) An Unfinished Song. Jonathan Cape. p. 132. Castillo's musical collaboration with

ceased after the U.S.-backed 11 September,

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ended the government of

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along with all the cultural projects that were initiated in support of his democratically elected socialist government.

Discography

Quilapayún

*''

'' (1966) *''

Canciones folklóricas de América ''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 ...

'' (1967) (Quilapayún &

) *'' X Vietnam'' (1968) *''Quilapayún Tres'' (1968) *'' Basta'' (1969) *''Quilapayún Cuatro'' (1970) *''

Cantata Santa María de Iquique A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of ...

'' (1970) (Quilapayún & Héctor Duvauchelle) *''Al horizonte'' (1999) *''A Palau'' (2003) *''Canto Por El Cambio (2004)

With Víctor Jara

*'' Víctor Jara, Canto a lo humano'' (1966) *''

'' (1967) *''

Pongo en tus manos abiertas ''Pongo en tus manos abiertas'' ("I Put Into Your Open Hands") is the fourth studio album by Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, released in June 1969. It was the third album released by the Jota Jota record label (later known as DICAP), establ ...

'' (1969) *'' Canto libre'' (1970) *''

El derecho de vivir en paz ''El derecho de vivir en paz'' (The right to live in peace) is the sixth studio album by Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara released in 1971 on DICAP and Odeon Records labels. Composition and recording The title song was written by Jara in ...

'' (1971) *'' Manifiesto'' (1974)

With Los Jaivas

*''Todos juntos'' (1972) *''Alturas de Macchu Picchu'' (1981) *''Aconcagua'' (1982) *''Obras de Violeta Parra'' (1984)

Solo

*''Provinces'' (1977) *''La primavera muerta en el tejado'' (1977)

References

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