Daniel Alberto Viglietti Indart (b. 24 July 1939, Montevideo) is an Uruguayan

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 folk singer

Folk Singer

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, guitarist

Guitarist

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, composer

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, and political activist. He is one of the main exponents of Uruguayan popular song and also of the Nueva Canción

Nueva canción

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or "New Song" of the 1960s and early 1970s.

He founded, in 1971, along with other musicians like José “Pepe” Guerra, Braulio López, the music scholar Coriún Aharonián (the only founding member who is still active), Myriam Dibarboure, María Teresa Sande and Notary Public Edgardo Bello, the recognized independent record label Ayuí/Tacuabé in order to promote and support valuable Uruguayan musical expressions.

He has performed the works of Cuba

Cuba

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n Nueva Trova

Nueva trova

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stars Silvio Rodríguez

Silvio Rodríguez

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 and Pablo Milanés

Pablo Milanés

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 and Brazil

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's Chico Buarque

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 and Edu Lobo

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, has worked with Cuban composer and arranger Leo Brouwer

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. His recordings are widely available, especially "Trópicos" (1972).

Viglietti was imprisoned in 1972 by his own government. He was supported by the likes of Jean Paul Sartre as an international man of conscience, a voice for peace, and an opponent of the fascism

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 and tyranny that plagued South America

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 in the 1970s. Rumors about possible mistreatment against him forced the authorities to bring him out in front of television cameras to show that, in particular, his hands were fine. However, Viglietti spoke out that his treatment in police custody was much better than what other political prisoners received. He was a peer of the late Chile

Chile

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an poet and folk singer Victor Jara

Víctor Jara

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 and composer and activist Violeta Parra

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.

Discography

• Canciones folklóricas y 6 impresiones para canto y guitarra (Antar PLP 5024. 1960)
• Hombres de nuestra tierra (junto al narrador Juan Capagorry. Antar PLP 5045. 1964)
• Canciones para el hombre nuevo (Orfeo. 1968)
• Canto libre (Orfeo ULP 90.537. 1970)
• Canciones chuecas (Orfeo ULP 90.558. 1971)
• Trópicos (Orfeo. 1973)
• En vivo (Le Chant du Monde. 1978)
• Trabajo de hormiga (Music Hall. 1984)
• Por ellos canto (Orfeo. 1984)
• A dos voces (junto a Mario Benedetti
  Mario Benedetti
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  . Orfeo. 1985)
• A dos voces (junto a Mario Benedetti
  Mario Benedetti
  Mario Benedetti was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet....
  
  . Orfeo. 1987)
• Esdrújulo (Orfeo, 1993)
• A dos voces volúmenes 1 y 2 (junto a Mario Benedetti
  Mario Benedetti
  Mario Benedetti was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet....
  
  . Orfeo CDO 047-2. 1994)
• Devenir (Ayuí / Tacuabé, 2004)
• Nuestra bandera / Esta canción nombra (Orfeo)

Reeditions and recopilations

• A desalambrar (EMI 16584. 1970)
• Canciones con fundamento (Diapason DP-99330)
• Seis impresiones para canto y guitarra (Ayuí / Tacuabé am26cd)
• Hombres de nuestra tierra (con Juan Capagorry. Ayuí / Tacuabé am28cd)
• Canto libre (Ayuí / Tacuabé am34cd)
• Canciones para el hombre nuevo (Ayuí / Tacuabé am35cd)
• Canciones chuecas (Ayuí / Tacuabé ae212cd. 1999)
• Trópicos (Ayuí / Tacuabé ae226cd)
• A dos voces (con Mario Benedetti. Ayuí / Tacuabé ae238cd)
• Esdrújulo (Ayuí / Tacuabé ae312cd)
• Trabajo de hormiga (Ayuí / Tacuabé ae334cd. 2008)

External links

• Music of Uruguay - Ayuí/Tacuabé Official Website: - Official Site of Ayuí/Tacuabé, the Uruguayan independent record label in which Daniel Viglietti is one of the founders and featured artists.
• Che, Guía y Ejemplo: - Songs dedicated to Ernesto "Che" Guevara