Isabel Parra

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Isabel Parra
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Isabel Parra in 2018
Background information
Born
Violeta Isabel Cereceda Parra

(1939-09-29) 29 September 1939 (age 86)
Origin Santiago, Chile Chile
Genres Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Andean music, Latin music, Chilean music, Nueva canción
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s) Spanish Guitar, Charango, Cuatro, vocals
Years active1959–present
Labels Warner Music
Website iparra.scd.cl// (in Spanish)

Violeta Isabel Cereceda Parra (born 29 September 1939), better known as Isabel Parra, is a famous Chilean singer-songwriter and interpreter of Latin American musical folklore.

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Early years

Parra was born in Chile in 1939 and began her career in music at the age of 13 when she made her first recording with her world-renowned mother, the folklorist Violeta Parra. She has since interpreted and recorded the songs of some of the most famous Latin American folk singers.

Career

After the 11 September 1973 Chilean coup d'état she lived in exile in Argentina and France for many years. She returned to Chile when democracy returned to her country. [1]

Parra has toured extensively during her career and was a distinctive figure in the Nueva Canción Chilena (New Chilean Song) movement. Isabel Parra is also the sister of the famous folk singer Ángel Parra and the niece of the famous poet Nicanor Parra.

Discography

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Parra Family". 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.

The Chilean Folk Songstress (Australian Interview – October 6, 1999)


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