I like to have a face to face with Violeta Parra, because she is my idol. I believe Violeta Parra is the greatest exponents of Chilean music.
She was daughter of a music teacher and a singer/guitarist, Violeta was influenced by her parents since being a child. At the age of nine, she started singing and playing guitar, soon composing traditional Chilean music
Her work included not just music but also paintings, ceramics, crafts, poetry and tapestries. Apart form being a great composer, Violeta was one of the greatest researchers in Chilean folklore, a visionary artist, She explored a lot of platforms for her message of peace and social justice, from music to poetry and painting.
Violeta Parra committed suicide with a gunshot to her head in 1967. It is ironic that just before this she composed one of her most famous songs "Gracias a la vida". Her most famous songs are still hauntingly relevant after her death.
Violeta parra brought recognition to our folkloric tradition, who inspires us to feel proud of our roots...
The “face to face” would be in my little house on the beach with her guitar during a bonfire, I would ask:
¿What do you think about Chilean public education?
¿Who do you admire?
¿Why you committed suicide?
Violeta Parra!
ReplyDeleteI love his music and art, was a great woman.
Regards