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Canto libre

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Canto libre
Studio album by
Víctor Jara
Released1970
Genre
Length37:43
LabelOdeon
ProducerVíctor Jara
Víctor Jara chronology
Pongo en tus manos abiertas
(1969) 		Canto libre
(1970) 		El derecho de vivir en paz
(1971)

Canto libre is the fifth studio album by Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, released in 1970 by Odeon. In this album, he had the support of Inti-Illimani and Patricio Castillo.

Background and recording

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In 1969, he had released Pongo en tus manos abiertas, an album that «begins the protest work in full swing and with it intensely promotes Salvador Allende's presidential candidacy. Along with other singers he is part of the group called "the nueva canción chilena".»[1] In the recording of this album, Victor had the accompaniment of Patricio Castillo, and Chilean group Inti-Illimani,[2] that he met in 1967 while he was directing La remolienda.[3]

Artwork

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Rubén Nouzeilles was in charge of the artistic direction.[4] For the cover of the album "he insisted that the cover be the close-up of a rickety padlocked door, so that when the cover was opened a dove seemed to fly out of the interior."[5]

Release

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Canto libre was released in 1970 by Odeon.[2] In Spain, it was released in 1978 by Movieplay,[6] and by Fonomusic in 1986 and 1994. In 1981, it was released by Pläne in Germany,[4] and in 1993, it was re-issued by Monitor Records label in Chile.[7]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[8]

Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald felt that the album "is a very bright piece of music usinu primitive folk music instruments of Latin America."[9] arwulf arwulf wrote in AllMusic that "Jara sang beautifully, always expressing his thoughts and viewpoints with unflinching honesty, playing his guitar alone or surrounded by folk musicians from nations and cultures all over Latin America." He also added that "Jara's egalitarian discipline of cultural solidarity is manifest at various points in this collection" and "Victor Jara's spirit transcends all language barriers. Like his voice and the instrumentation, the poetry is tremendously moving".[8]

Track listing

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  1. "Inga" - (Peruvian folk)
  2. "Canción del arbol del olvido" (Song of the tree of forgetfulness) - (A. Ginastero - F. Silva Valdez)
  3. "La pala" (The hoe) - (Victor Jara)
  4. "Lamento borincano (Borinquen lament) - (R. Hernández)
  5. "Ventolera" (Windstorm) (Instrumental) - (Victor Jara)
  6. "El tinku" - (Bolivian tonada)
  7. "Angelita Huenuman" - (Victor Jara)
  8. "Corrido de Pancho Villa" (Ballad of Pancho Villa) - (Mexican folk)
  9. "Caminando, caminando" (Walking, walking) - (Victor Jara)
  10. "Quién mató a Carmencita" - (Who killed Carmencita) - (Victor Jara)
  11. "Canto libre" - (Free song) - (Victor Jara)

Legacy

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In September 2018, Mil Guitarras para Victor Jara was held, in which songs from the album such as "Angelita Huenuman", "Ingá", "La Pala" and its homonymous song were interpreted.[10] The album title was used in various tributes to Victor and Chilean music. In December 9, 2018, a free event was held at University of Chile, Estación Central named after the title of the album, Canto Libre: una avenida para Victor Jara.[11] In 2020, a tribute to Chilean music was entitled "La ruta del canto libre" and held in the General Cemetery. The event honored Rolando Alarcón, Violeta Parra, Eduardo "Gato" Alquinta, Sergio Ortega, Roberto Parra and Jara.[12] In 2022, it was made again, on this occasion he honored Nino Garcia, Willy Oddo from Quilapayún, Richard Rojas, Ester Gonzalez from Duo Lonqui.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Carlos, Juan (9 October 1979). "Víctor Jara". El Tiempo: 1. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Víctor Jara: Canto libre (1970)". PERRERAC (in Spanish). 29 December 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ Jurado, Omar; Morales, Juan Miguel (2003). Víctor Jara: te recuerda Chile (in Spanish). Txalaparta. p. 285. ISBN 978-84-8136-301-2. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Victor Jara Discography: Canto libre (1970)". NuevaCancion.net. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ Espinoza, Eduardo Castillo (2006). Puño y letra: movimiento social y comunicación gráfica en Chile (in Spanish). Ocho Libros Editores. p. 113. ISBN 978-956-8018-23-8. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. ^ Lucini, Fernando González (1989). Veinte años de canción en España, 1963-1983 (in Spanish). Ediciones de la Torre. p. 389. ISBN 978-84-86587-64-2. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ Stone, Ruth M. (25 September 2017). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The World's Music: General Perspectives and Reference Tools. Routledge. p. 1027. ISBN 978-1-351-54411-5. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b arwulf, arwulf. Canto libre at AllMusic
  9. ^ "Victor Jara's Manifiesto". The Sydney Morning Herald: 39. 6 July 1975. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  10. ^ ""Canto Libre" completo: El homenaje que se realizará en la sexta versión de Mil Guitarras para Víctor Jara". El Desconcierto - Prensa digital libre (in Spanish). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Evento gratuito "Canto Libre: una avenida para Víctor Jara" en Estación Central". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  12. ^ ""La ruta del canto libre", el evento que conmemorará a músicos chilenos". LOS40 Chile (in Spanish). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Ruta del Canto Libre en el Cementerio General tributará a siete figuras fundamentales de la música chilena « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile". radio.uchile.cl (in European Spanish). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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