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his week’s Beat Latino celebrates Victor Jara, Chilean folk singer and founder of the Nueva Canción Movement with a selection of his and other folk singers’ classic protest songs from the 70’s onward. At the 50th year mark after his death, Victor continues to be an icon illuminating the way forward and was recently awarded the Legacy – Lifetime Achievement Award by Folk Alliance International. We also include comments from an insightful conversation we had with Rodrigo Cepeda Planas, Chilean radio host and music journalist, Director of the Festival de Música del Mundo which is celebrated in Santiago, Chile.
Featured photo: Victor Jara
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his week’s Beat Latino celebrates Victor Jara, Chilean folk singer and founder of the Nueva Canción Movement with a selection of his and other folk singers’ classic protest songs from the 70’s onward. At the 50th year mark after his death, Victor continues to be an icon illuminating the way forward and was recently awarded the Legacy – Lifetime Achievement Award by Folk Alliance International. We also include comments from an insightful conversation we had with Rodrigo Cepeda Planas, Chilean radio host and music journalist, Director of the Festival de Música del Mundo which is celebrated in Santiago, Chile.
Featured photo: Victor Jara