1. Latin America Nueva Cancion

2. Latin America 1 ½ continent Over 20 countries
Spanish, Portuguese, French, Native American languages
Quichua

3. Shared Culture Spanish or Portuguese colonialism
American/European influence
Mixture is the norm
In culture and in music

4. Is There a pan-Latin American identity?

5. Latin America What is Latin America? When is Latin America?
How does Latin America sound?

6. Turbulent Times Revolution Massacre Dictatorship
Colonialism, Imperialism

7. 1960s Counterculture

8. 1960s Latin American Youth Mvt.
In the midst of dictatorships
Argentina ’76 - ’83
Uruguay ’73 - ’85
Brazil ‘64 – ’85
Chile ‘73 – ’90
Strong U.S. interventions and Elite

10. Dictatorship Experience
Disappearing People
No Marx on bookshelf
Interruption of public life
No opportunity for opposition so extremes generated

11. How to Change?
How do you change the system when a few people [the elite] own everything?
Ideas?

12. Change? Populism Many left-wing movements
Paolo Freire- Pedagogy of the Oppressed

13. New Song Urban sound based on rural musics especially the folk song
Involves: - Recording songs and writing new similar songs
- Interpreting folk songs
- Writing new songs

14. New Song Movement Not one musical style A way of performing
Associated with particular ideals
Transformation of folklore to popular

15. Many Sources Argentina - Mercedes Sosa Cuba – Silvio Rodriguez
Pablo Milanes
Uruguay – Alfredo Zittaroza

16. Chile – Stronghold! Violetta Parra Victor Jara Inti Illimani
And Isabel Parra, Angel Parra, Illapu, Quilapayun…

17. New Song in Chile La Pena de los Parra Café in which they sang
Love songs
Political songs
Metaphysical songs

18. Begin to use literary poetry
i.e. Pablo Neruda
Combine with folk melodies

19. Unidad Popular 1970 Coalition of left-wing parties
Salvador Allende- presidential candidate
Popularly elected Marxist government
Victor Para and Nueva Cancion

20. Victor Jara 1932-1973 Teacher, theater director, musician
Communist Party
Pivotal role in Nueva Cancion movement
Song Themes: love, peace, social justice
1973 Military Coup
Murdered

22. El Aparacido Inti Illimani University music group
Anthem of Popular Unity government of Salvador Allende
Exiled for 16 years
Music changed in Europe