Víctor Jara : biography
28 September 1932 – 15 September 1973
Political activism
Allende’s campaign was successful and, in 1970, he was elected president of Chile. However, the Chilean right wing, backed by the United States, and who opposed Allende’s socialist politics, staged a coup with the help of the U.S. through the Chilean military on September 11, 1973, in the course of which Allende died. At the moment of the coup, Jara was on the way to the Technical University (today Universidad de Santiago), where he was a teacher. That night he slept at the university along with other teachers and students, and sang to raise morale.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year of release | Title |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Víctor Jara (Geografía) |
| 1967 | Canciones folklóricas de América (with Quilapayún) |
| 1967 | Víctor Jara |
| 1969 | Pongo en tus manos abiertas |
| 1970 | Canto libre |
| 1971 | El derecho de vivir en paz |
| 1972 | La Población |
| 1973 | Canto por travesura |
| 1974 (Estimated release) | Tiempos que cambian (unfinished) |
| 1974 | Manifiesto |
Live albums
- Víctor Jara en Vivo (1974)
- El Recital (1983)
- Víctor Jara en México, WEA International (1996)
- Habla y Canta en la Habana Cuba, WEA International (2001)
- En Vivo en el Aula Magna de la Universidad de Valparaíso, WEA International (2003)
Compilations
- Te recuerdo Amanda, Fonomusic (1974)
- Vientos del Pueblo, Monitor – U.S. (1976)
- Canto Libre, Monitor (1977)
- An Unfinished Song, Redwood Records (1984)
- Todo Víctor Jara, EMI (1992)
- 20 Años Después, Fonomusic (1992)
- Víctor Jara presente, colección “Haciendo Historia”, Odeon (1997)
- Te Recuerdo, Víctor, Fonomusic (2000)
- Antología Musical, Warner Bros. Records (2001) 2CDs
- 1959-1969 – Víctor Jara, EMI Odeon (2001) 2CDs
- Latin Essential: Victor Jara, (WEA) 2CDs (2003)
- Colección Víctor Jara – Warner Bros. Records (2004) (8CD Box)
- Víctor Jara. Serie de Oro. Grandes Exitos, EMI (2005)
Tribute albums
- An Evening with Salvador Allende, VA – U.S. (1974) An Evening with Salvador Allende was a recording of the Friends of Chile benefit concert held in New York City (1974) to honor Allende, Neruda and Víctor Jara. The double album appeared as a limited edition several years after the concert event; it was never reissued after its limited release. It featured Melanie, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys, Phil Ochs and it was where Pete Seeger for the first time performed an English translation of Víctor Jara’s last poem: Estadio Chile.
- A Víctor Jara, Raímon – Spain (1974)
- Het Recht om in Vrede te Leven, Cornelis Vreeswijk – Nederlands (1977)
- Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara, Rätten till ett eget liv, Cornelis Vreeswijk – Sweden (1979)
- Omaggio a Victor Jara, Ricardo Pecoraro – Italy (1980)
- Quilapayún Canta a Violeta Parra, Víctor Jara y Grandes Maestros Populares, Quilapayún – Chile (1985)
- Konzert für Víctor Jara VA – Germany (1998)
- Inti-illimani performs Victor Jara, Inti-illimani – Chile (1999)
- Conosci Victor Jara?, Daniele Sepe – Italy (2001)
- Tributo a Víctor Jara, VA – Latin America/Spain (2004)
- Tributo Rock a Víctor Jara, VA – Argentina (2005)
- Lonquen: Tributo a Víctor Jara, Francesca Ancarola – Chile (2007)
