Javiera Cereceda Orrego (born 19 May 1968), better known as Javiera Parra, is a Chilean musician and singer [1] born in Santiago. She is the lead singer of rock band Javiera y Los Imposibles . A third generation member of Chile's Parra family, known for its many musicians, she is the granddaughter of famous Chilean folklorist Violeta Parra. [1] Her brother Ángel Parra was a member of rock group Los Tres .
Nueva canción is a left-wing social movement and musical genre in Latin America and the Iberian peninsula, characterized by folk-inspired styles and socially committed lyrics. Nueva canción is widely recognized to have played a profound role in the pro-democracy social upheavals in Portugal, Spain and Latin America during the 1970s and 1980s, and was popular amongst socialist organizations in the region.
Los Jaivas is a Chilean musical group who perform in folk, rock, psychedelic, and progressive rock styles formed in 1963 in Viña Del Mar, Chile. They are considered one of the most important and influential artists of all time in Latin America.
Juana (Juanita) Parra is a Chilean musician, known as the drummer and percussionist of the Chilean rock band Los Jaivas.
Andean music is a group of styles of music from the Andes region in South America.
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.
The Parra family is a Chilean family known for its many artists. Members of the Parra family are noted contributors to Chilean culture with almost every member being a distinguished national artist. The family is not closely related to the Parra Pizarro brothers, members of the Chilean rock fusion group Los Jaivas.
Chilean music refers to all kinds of music developed in Chile, or by Chileans in other countries, from the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to the modern day. It also includes the native pre-Columbian music from what is today Chilean territory.
Chilean rock is rock music and its corresponding subgenres produced in Chile or by Chileans. Chilean rock lyrics are usually sung in Spanish so can be considered as part of rock en español, although sometimes are sung in English as well.
Colombina Violeta Parra Tuca is a Chilean musician and singer. She was part of the Chilean grunge/alternative rock scene in the 1990s. Her band, Ex, were well known in Latin America when their first album came out with singles like "Sacar la Basura", "La Corbata de mi Tío" and "Vendo Diario" in 1996.
Parra is a Spanish, Portuguese, and also Jewish surname, meaning grapevine or trellis, for example, a pergola. It is taken from the word meaning latticework and the vines raised on it. In Hebrew context the surname is used for Jewish people whose ancestors were wine makers as "Parra" is the Hebrew word in Spanish for vitis.
Érica García is an Argentine composer and singer. She was nominated only once in the Latin Grammy Awards of 2000 for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for her popular tune "Vete Destino" but did not win. While best known as a rock singer, she also sings tango music and jazz. She has worked as a writer, painter, fashion designer and television personality among other creative endeavours. Part of her ancestry can be traced to the Guaraní people.
Javiera y Los Imposibles is Chilean pop band led by Javiera Parra, granddaughter of Chilean folk musician Violeta Parra. The band was formed when Álvaro Henríquez from Los Tres met Javiera and helped her to produce the first album Corte en trámite together with other musicians.
Javiera Alejandra Mena Carrasco is a Chilean indie electropop musician living in Madrid, Spain. She started her musical career in the Chilean indie music scene in 2001 and achieved wider success after the release of her first studio album in 2006. Her musical style tends to be synthesized electronic sound, although prior to her official debut she made acoustic-oriented songs accompanied solely by guitar.
Mireya Cecilia Ramona Pantoja Levi, better known simply as Cecilia or Cecilia la Incomparable, was a Chilean singer-songwriter, and a member of the nueva ola music movement.
Manuel Javier García Herrera is a folk-pop Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has won several awards and has twice received the Chilean National Music Prize, awarded by the Chilean Government.
Natalia Contesse Bamon is a Chilean folk musician and historian. She began her musical career in 2002 in Santiago, Chile, and throughout her career has sought to integrate Chilean folk music traditions into her work. Contesse is also involved with the Escuela Chilena de Folclor y Oficios, an institute located in the same place as Violeta Parra's Peña which aims to continue Parra's vision for Chilean music and culture.
Javiera is the Spanish spelling of the more rare feminine given name Xaviera. Both names derive from the Catholic saint Francis de Xavier, where Xavier refers to the saint's birthplace.
Ángel Cereceda Orrego, also known as Ángel Parra Orrego or just Ángel Parra Jr., is a Chilean musician and producer. A prominent guitarist, member of the rock band Los Tres for 25 years, and leader of his jazz group Ángel Parra Trío active since 1989. He is recognized as one of the best Chilean guitarists because he fluently handles languages such as jazz, rock, and folklore. He is the son of Chilean singer-songwriter Ángel Parra and Marta Orrego Matte, and grandson of Violeta Parra, being a member of the Parra family, one of the most prolific musical clans in Chile.
Camila Anastasia Gallardo Montalva, known as Cami, is a Chilean singer and songwriter. She started her career after appearing in the Chilean vocal talent show The Voice Chile, where she came second place. She has released two studio albums and has received a Grammy Award nomination as well as two Latin Grammy Award nominations.
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