Canciones folklóricas de América

Canciones folklóricas de América (Folk Songs of America) is the third studio album by Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, and second by Chilean folk group Quilapayún released in 1967, on the EMI and Odeon labels.

Canciones folklóricas de América
Studio album by
Víctor Jara, Quilapayun
Released1967
Genre
Length36:43
LabelEMI/Odeon
ProducerVíctor Jara
Víctor Jara, Quilapayun chronology
Víctor Jara
(1967)		 Canciones folklóricas de América
(1967)		 Pongo en tus manos abiertas
(1969)

Music

The album was performed by Jara and Quilapayun, who established a "musical society" that began in 1966. It begins with a Jara's performance in English of Hush-a-bye, and although the album is called "Canciones folklóricas de América", includes two songs of Spanish origin, "Paloma del palomar" and "El tururururú". "Gira, gira, girasol" was written by Victor and the last song on the album, "El coneji", was originally a poem by Chilean Carlos Préndez Saldías, to which Víctor put music.[1]

Artwork

The album cover shows a peaceful and colorful design of birds in the jungle.[2] Through Carlos Quezada, Vicente Larrea contacted Quilapayun and Victor for the design of the cover, Vicente at that time made about 120 album covers, 300 posters, and the logo of the label Discoteca del Cantar Popular (DICAP), which at that time was known as Jota Jota,[3] and it was the label in charge of releasing in Santiago the Jara's next album, Pongo en tus manos abiertas (1969).[4]

Release

Canciones folklóricas de América was released in 1967,[1] on the EMI,[5] and Odeon labels. Jara for the album sales, received his first silver album.[6] EMI released the album in other Latin American countries such as Uruguay (1970) or Argentina (1983).[7]

Track listing

Side A

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hush-a-bye" (American lullaby) 3:53
2."Bailecito" (Chilean traditional) 2:28
3."Paloma del palomar" (Spanish traditional) 1:13
4."Duerme negrita"Eliseo Grenet3:38
5."El llanto de mi madre" (Bolivian traditional) 2:45
6."El carrero"Daniel Viglietti 
7."Mare Mare" (Venezuelan traditional) 2:30

Side B

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Noche de rosas"
  • Moshe Dor
  • Yosef Hadar
2:38
2."Tres bailecitos"Ernesto Cavour2:31
3."Gira, gira, girasol"Víctor Jara2:57
4."Peoncito del mandiocal"Anibal Sampayo2:21
5."El turururururú" (Spanish traditional) 2:22
6."El coneji"
  • Jara
  • Carlos Préndez Saldías
1:38
Total length:36:43

References
  1. "Víctor Jara + Quilapayún: Canciones folklóricas de América (1968)". PERRERAC (in Spanish). 8 December 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. Rodríguez, Juan Pablo González; Vásquez, Oscar Ohlsen; Cruz, Claudio Rolle. Historia social de la música popular en Chile, 1950- 1970 (in Spanish). Ediciones UC. ISBN 978-956-14-2632-0. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. "Taller de los hermanos Larrea". Memoria Chilena, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. Palominos, Simón. Vientos del pueblo: Representaciones, recepciones e interpretaciones sobre la Nueva Canción Chilena (in Spanish). LOM Ediciones. p. 126. ISBN 978-956-00-1168-8. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. "Canciones folklóricas de América Latina". MusicaPopular.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  6. Jurado, Omar; Morales, Juan Miguel (2003). Víctor Jara : te recuerda Chile (in Spanish). Tafalla [Spain]: Txalaparta. p. 285. ISBN 978-84-8136-301-2. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. "Canciones folklóricas de América". www.nuevacancion.net. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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