La Población (album)
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| La Población | ||
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| Studio album by Víctor Jara | ||
| Released | 1972 | |
| Recorded | 1972 | |
| Genre | Folk Music Protest music |
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| Length | 38:48 | |
| Label | Odeon Alerce Warner |
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| Producer(s) | Víctor Jara | |
| Víctor Jara chronology | ||
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| El Derecho de Vivir en Paz (1971) | 'La Población' (1972) |
Canto Por Travesura (1973)
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La Población was a music album recorded by Víctor Jara and released in 1972. It was recorded in homage of the struggle of people living in the poorest working class districts of Santiago de Chile, sometimes referred to as “shanty towns”. The album included the collaborative work between Jara and the Chilean writer Alejandro Sieveking. The other artists included on the album were, Isabel Parra (on the opening track, "Lo único que tengo"), Bélgica Castro, Huamarí, and Cantamaranto .
[edit] Track listing
- "Lo único que tengo" (The only thing I own)(Víctor Jara)
- "En el río Mapocho" (In the Mapocho River)(Víctor Jara)
- "Luchín" (Víctor Jara)
- "La toma - 16 marzo 1967" (The takeover - 16 March 1967)(Víctor Jara)
- "La carpa de las coligüillas" (The tent of the local hookers)(Víctor Jara)
- "El hombre es un creador" (Víctor Jara)
- "Herminda de la Victoria" (Hermindra of Victory) (Alejandro Sieveking - Víctor Jara)
- "Sacando pecho y brazo" (Rolling up your sleeves)(Víctor Jara)
- "Marcha de los pobladores" (March of the town folk) (Víctor Jara)
