Víctor Jara (Geografía)
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Víctor Jara is the name of the first studio album recorded by the Chilean folk-singer/songwriter, Víctor Jara in 1966 which was released by RCA
RCA
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 (Demon) early in 1967.

History

This album marked the beginning of Víctor Jara as a solo artist after having been the director and member since the mid-1950s of the folk group Cuncumán.

This recording featured a number of other notable Chilean folk artists such as Angel Parra
Ángel Parra
Ángel Cereceda Parra is a Chilean singer and songwriter, son of Violeta Parra, notable Chilean folklorist and brother of Isabel Parra. He travels abroad helping to maintain the Nueva Canción tradition in Chilean expatriate communities in Europe, North America, and Australia. His son -also named...

 on charango in La cocinerita and Jai Jai and it also features Quilapayún
Quilapayún
Quilapayún are an instrumental and vocal folk music group from Chile and among the longest lasting and most influential exponents of the Nueva Canción Chilena movement. Formed in Chile during the mid-1960s, the group became inseparable with the revolution that occurred in the popular music of the...

 in Deja la vida volar and Ojitos verdes.

The album included some of Jara’s most popular folk songs: El arado, El cigarrito, and Paloma quiero contarte, which were translated and interpreted by artists in a number of languages in Europe.

This album was subsequently reissued as Canto a lo humano with different covers and art work in Spain
Spain
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, Germany
Germany
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 and Mexico
Mexico
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. The album was digitized and reissued by Warner Music
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 in March 2001 with a new cover and liner notes featuring five extra tracks of Víctor Jara with the group Cuncumán.

Track listing

  1. "El arado" (The plough) – (Víctor Jara
    Víctor Jara
    Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, political activist and member of the Communist Party of Chile...

    ) 3:31
  2. "El cigarrito" (The cigarette butt) – (Víctor Jara) 2:40
  3. "La flor que anda de mano en mano" (The flower that goes from hand to hand) – (Chilean
    Music of Chile
    The music of Chile ranges from folkloric music, popular music and also to classical music.-Folk music:Chile has a very rich folklore music that has three different continental geographical zones: northern, central, and southern, each with their own characteristics and sounds. Also it has other...

     folk song) 2:00
  4. "Deja la vida volar" (Let life fly) – (Víctor Jara) 3:25
  5. "La luna siempre es muy linda" (The moon is always beautiful) – (Víctor Jara) 3:26
  6. "Ojitos verdes" (Little Green eyes) – (Andean folk song) 3:50
  7. "La cocinerita" (The kitchen hand) – (Argentine
    Music of Argentina
    The music of Argentina is known mostly for the tango, which developed in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas, as well as Montevideo, Uruguay. Folk, pop and classical music are also popular, and Argentine artists like Mercedes Sosa and Atahualpa Yupanqui contributed greatly to the development of the...

     folk song) 2:26
  8. "Paloma quiero contarte" (Dove I want to tell you) – (Víctor Jara) 3:02
  9. "¿Qué saco rogar al cielo?" (Wherefore pray to the sky) – (Víctor Jara) 3:05
  10. "No puedes volver atras" (You can't go backwards) – (Víctor Jara) 2:56
  11. "El carretero" (The cart) – (Víctor Jara) 3:35
  12. "Jai Jai" – (Bolivian
    Music of Bolivia
    The music of Bolivia has a long history. Out of all the Andean countries, Bolivia remains perhaps the most culturally linked to the indigenous peoples. Like most of its neighbors, Bolivia was long dominated by Spain and its attendant culture. Even after independence, Bolivian music was largely...

     folk song) 2:21

Singles

  • "La cocinerita" / "El cigarrito" [Chile, 1965: Demon SD-0132]
  • "La beata" / "Paloma quiero contarte" [Chile, 1966: Demon SD-0152]
  • "Jai Jai" / "La flor que anda de mano en mano" [Chile, 1967]

Bonus tracks on 2001 Reissue

  • "La beata" (Chilean
    Music of Chile
    The music of Chile ranges from folkloric music, popular music and also to classical music.-Folk music:Chile has a very rich folklore music that has three different continental geographical zones: northern, central, and southern, each with their own characteristics and sounds. Also it has other...

     folk song)
  • "Se me ha escapado un suspiro" (Conjunto Cuncumán) (Chilean
    Music of Chile
    The music of Chile ranges from folkloric music, popular music and also to classical music.-Folk music:Chile has a very rich folklore music that has three different continental geographical zones: northern, central, and southern, each with their own characteristics and sounds. Also it has other...

     folk song) 3:25
  • "Doña María, le ruego" (Conjunto Concumén) (Violeta Parra
    Violeta Parra
    Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a notable Chilean composer, songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist...

    ) 2:41
  • "Décimas por el nacimiento" (Conjunto Concumén) (Violeta Parra) 4:39
  • "Entonces me voy volando" (Conjunto Concumén) (Violeta Parra) 2:02

Personnel

  • Víctor Jara
    Víctor Jara
    Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, political activist and member of the Communist Party of Chile...

     - vocals, guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

  • Quilapayún
    Quilapayún
    Quilapayún are an instrumental and vocal folk music group from Chile and among the longest lasting and most influential exponents of the Nueva Canción Chilena movement. Formed in Chile during the mid-1960s, the group became inseparable with the revolution that occurred in the popular music of the...

  • Eduardo Carrasco
    Eduardo Carrasco
    Eduardo Guillermo Carrasco Pirard is a Chilean musician, university professor of philosophy, author, and one of the founders of the Chilean folk music group Quilapayún - and the group's musical director from 1969 to 1989....

     - Quena
    Quena
    The quena is the traditional flute of the Andes. Usually made of bamboo or wood, it has 6 finger holes and one thumb hole and is open on both ends. To produce sound, the player closes the top end of the pipe with the flesh between his chin and lower lip, and blows a stream of air downward, along...

  • Patricio Castillo
    Patricio Castillo (musician)
    Patricio Castillo is a Chilean musician and former member of the Chilean folk music group Quilapayún.-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...

     - Charango
    Charango
    The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, 66 cm long, traditionally made with the shell of the back of an armadillo. Primarily played in traditional Andean music, and is sometimes used by other Latin American musicians. Many contemporary charangos are now made with...

    , guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

  • Ángel Parra
    Ángel Parra
    Ángel Cereceda Parra is a Chilean singer and songwriter, son of Violeta Parra, notable Chilean folklorist and brother of Isabel Parra. He travels abroad helping to maintain the Nueva Canción tradition in Chilean expatriate communities in Europe, North America, and Australia. His son -also named...

     - Charango
    Charango
    The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, 66 cm long, traditionally made with the shell of the back of an armadillo. Primarily played in traditional Andean music, and is sometimes used by other Latin American musicians. Many contemporary charangos are now made with...


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