Track Listing

1. Primer Día del Señor
2. Entre Aquel Apostolado
3. Versos Por Ponderación
4. Alulú
5. Arriba de Aquel Árbol
6. Viva la Luz de Don Creador
7. Padres Saben Sentir
8. Viva Dios, Viva la Virgen
9. Casamiento de Negros
10. Qué Pena Siente el Alma
11. Palomo
12. Ausencia
13. Miren Como Corre el Agua
14. Dónde Estás Prenda Querida
15. Ojos Negros Matadores
16. Aquí Se Acaba Esta Cueca
17. Jardinera
18. Violeta Ausente

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #159499 in Music
• Released on: 2003-12-09
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Album Details
Daughter of a Music Teacher and a Singer/Guitarist, Violeta Parra 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. After Getting Married to Luis Cereceda in 1952, the Singer/Songwriter Began Touring the Country, Assimilating the Natural Charm of her Native Land, which Mostly Inspired her Work. In 1954, Violeta Parra Moved to France, Where the Artist Started Recording her Poetic Songs. When Returning to Chile in 1958, Parra Got Involved in Painting and Sculpture, Extending her Artistic Skills Even More. In 1961, the Singer Returned to Europe, this Time Singing Along with her Daughter Isabel Parra and her Son Angel Parra Being Responsible for Keeping their Mother's Legacy Alive.

Customer Reviews

Campesinos
Este disco, junto a Las Décimas es lo mejor de la Violeta para los amantes del canto campesino auténtico. Especialmente Cantos por Ponderación, Viva la luz de Don Creador y Viva Dios, viva la Vírgen, los que más allá de su contenido religioso tienen por si mismos el valor de usar palabras y modos de tañir la guitarra que se escuchan aún hoy en los campos chilenos.
Una delicia llena de humor, amor, devoción y penar criollo. Tiqui-tiqui-tiiiiii!

Violeta Parra folk songs from her travels
Cantos Campesinos includes rare songs from the early part of Violeta Parra's career. Violeta traveled throughout the Chilean country side and collected songs composed and sung by campesinos in remote areas of Chile. This is a treasure trove of the Chilean campesino culture as it existed pre-cell phone and pre-television.