Violeta Parra
Sound
Female
Born: October 4, 1917
San Carlos, Ñuble Province, Chile
Biography
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena, a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music that would extend its sphere of influence outside Chile. Parra is acknowledged as "the Mother of Latin American folk".
Also Known As
- Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval
