''La Población'' is the seventh studio album by 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 ...

, released in 1972 by DICAP, and

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labels.

Composition

The album concept is "based on the history and life of Santiago's shantytown communities", and focuses on the poverty of the Chilean camps and workers. It also "gives a central role to children in the founding of this new popular urban space", "brilliantly described the set of practices and imaginaries that surrounded the emergence of the camps", and "has a correlation in the formal aspect of the album, where it is possible to listen to tunes, cuecas and marches, among other rhythms that account for the melodies that accompany different social identities." Seven tracks were written by Jara and the Chilean writer

Alejandro Sieveking Alejandro Sieveking Campano (5 September 1934 – 5 March 2020) was a Chilean playwright, theatre director and actor. Career Sieveking was born in the Chilean city of Rengo (in the O'Higgins Region) on 5 September 1934. He performed as an actor ...

, who had met in 1956 and were classmates at the

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until 1960. "Hermina de la Victoria" recounts the moments prior to the seizure of those lands in the community of Barrancas, Pudahuel on March 16, 1967. The other artists which collaborated on the album were,

Isabel Parra Violeta Isabel Cereceda Parra (born 29 September 1939), better known as Isabel Parra, is a famous Chilean singer-songwriter and interpreter of Latin American musical folklore. Early years Parra was born in Chile in 1939 and began her career in ...

, Bélgica Castro, Huamarí, Cantamaranto, Pato Solovera, Pedro Yáñez and Benko.

Release

''La Población'' was released in 1972 by DICAP, and

labels. It was reissued by

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in 2001. In 2017, the album was reissued along with others by Jara such as ''Victor Jara'' (1966), ''

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), ''

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) and '' Manifiesto'' (1974).

Track listing

All songs are written by Víctor Jara and seven by Alejandro Sieveking. #"Lo único que tengo" #"En el río Mapocho" #"Luchín" #"La toma - 16 marzo 1967" #"La carpa de las coligüillas" #"El hombre es un creador" #"Herminda de la Victoria" #"Sacando pecho y brazo" #"Marcha de los pobladores"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poblacion 1972 albums Víctor Jara albums Odeon Records albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Víctor Jara Concept albums