Ángel Parra (singer-songwriter)
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Ángel Parra (singer-songwriter)
Luis Ángel Cereceda Parra, known as Ángel Parra (27 June 1943 – 11 March 2017), was a Chilean singer and songwriter, son of Violeta Parra and Luis Cereceda Arenas, brother of Isabel Parra. His Naming customs of Hispanic America, main civil surname was Cereceda, but he stage name, performed under his maternal surname Parra. He traveled abroad helping to maintain the Nueva Canción#Chile, Nueva Canción tradition in Chilean expatriate communities in Europe, North America, and Australia. His son Ángel Cereceda Orrego, also known as Ángel Parra, is the lead guitarist for the band Los Tres. Parra died of lung cancer in Paris, France, on 11 March 2017, aged 73. Image:Angel parra.jpg, Ángel Parra in 1973. See also *Parra family References 1943 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Chilean male singers Chilean folk singers Chilean male singer-songwriters Chilean singer-songwriters Musicians from Valparaíso Singers from Valpara ...
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Valparaíso
Valparaíso () is a major city, Communes of Chile, commune, Port, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. Valparaíso was originally named after Valparaíso de Arriba, in Castilla–La Mancha, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Greater Valparaíso is the second-most populous Metropolitan area, metro area in the country. Valparaiso is the second-largest city in the metro area (behind Viña del Mar). It is located about northwest of Santiago, by road, and is one of the Pacific Ocean's most important seaports. Valparaíso is the Capital city, capital of Chile's second most-populated administrative region and has been the Chilean Navy headquarters since 1817, as well as being the seat of the National Congress of Chile since 1990. Valparaíso played an important geopolitical role in the second half of the 19th century when it served as a major stopover for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via the Straits of Magellan. The area experienced r ...
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Parra Family
{{no footnotes, date=January 2010 The Parra family is a Chilean family known for its many artists. Members of the Parra family are noted contributors to Chilean culture with almost every member being a distinguished national artist. The family is not closely related to the Parra Pizarro brothers, members of the Chilean rock fusion group Los Jaivas. Family members First generation * Nicanor Parra (1914-2018) - Physicist and self-styled "anti-poet" * Hilda Parra (1914-1975) - Folklorist artist, toured with Violeta as "Las Hermanas Parra" * Violeta Parra (1917-1967) - Folklore singer and composer * Eduardo "Lalo" Parra (1918-2009) - Folklore singer and musician * Roberto Parra (1921-1995) - Folklore musician * Lautaro Parra (1928-2013) - Folklore musician * Óscar Parra (1931-2016) - Clown Second generation * Isabel Parra (b. 1939) - Folklore music singer * Catalina Parra (b. 1940) - Visual artist * Ángel Parra (1943 - 2017) - Musician * Clarita Parra (b. 1948) - Folklore m ...
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Nueva Canción
(European , ; 'new song') is a left-wing social movement and musical genre in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula, characterized by folk music, folk-inspired styles and socially committed lyrics. is widely recognized to have played a profound role in the pro-democracy social upheavals in Portugal, Spain and Latin America during the 1970s and 1980s, and was popular amongst socialist organizations in the region. Songs reflecting conflict have a long history in Spanish, and in Latin America were particularly associated with the "''corrido''" songs of Mexico's War of Independence after 1810, and the early 20th century years of Revolution. then surfaced almost simultaneously during the 1960s in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Spain. The musical style emerged shortly afterwards in other areas of Latin America where it came to be known under similar names. renewed traditional Latin American folk music, and was soon associated with revolutionary movements, the Latin American New Le ...
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Singers From Valparaíso
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singing as the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. Other common definitions include "the utterance of words or sounds in tuneful succession" or "the production of musical tones by means of the human voice". A person whose profession is singing is called a singer or a vocalist (in jazz or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art songs or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Many styles of singing exist throughout the world. Singing can be formal or ...
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Musicians From Valparaíso
A musician is someone who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate a person who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters, who write both music and lyrics for songs; conductors, who direct a musical performance; and performers, who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer (also known as a vocalist), who provides vocals, or an instrumentalist, who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians can specialize in a musical genre, though many play a variety of different styles and blend or cross said genres, a musician's musical output depending on a variety of technical and other background influences including their culture, skillset, life experience, education, and creative preferences. A musician who records and releases music is often referred to as a recordin ...
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Chilean Singer-songwriters
Chilean may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Chile, a country in South America * Chilean people * Chilean Spanish * Chilean culture * Chilean cuisine * Chilean Americans See also *List of Chileans This is a list of Chileans who are famous or notable. Economists * Ricardo J. Caballero – MIT professor, Department of Economics * Sebastian Edwards, Sebastián Edwards – UCLA professor, former World Bank officer (1993–1996), prolific aut ... * {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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2017 Deaths
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1943 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 10 – WWII: Guadalcanal campaign, Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces of the 2nd Marine Division and the 25th Infantry Division (United States), 25th Infantry Division begin their assaults on the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse#Galloping Horse, Galloping Horse and Sea Horse on Guadalcanal. Meanwhile, the Japanese Seventeenth Army (Japan), 17th Army makes plans to abandon the island and after fierce resistance withdraws to the west coast of Guadalcanal. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–194 ...
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Teletrece
''Teletrece'', also known as T13 or Tele 13, is the flagship daily evening television news programme of the Chilean television channel Canal 13. It is presented by journalists Ramón Ulloa and Soledad Onetto. First aired on 1 March 1970, it is currently the longest-running television programme and the second most watched national newscast in Chile. It is broadcast Monday to Sunday at 9:00pm in continental territory and 7:00pm in Easter Island. It features ninety minutes of national, international and sports news, followed by a national weather forecast with Carolina Infante. The 9pm primetime edition is broadcast primarily live from the Channel 13 Television Centre in Providencia, Santiago Metropolitan Region to viewers all over Chile. History Teletrece was launched on 1 March 1970, replacing the former newscast '' El repórter Esso'' (1964–1968) and '' Martini al instante'' (1968–1970). It is the current flagship programme from the news division of the network, which s ...
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