Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara

Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara, rätten till ett eget liv (English: Cornelis sings Victor Jara: The right to live in peace) was a music album recorded by the Swedish-Dutch folk singer-songwriter Cornelis Vreeswijk in 1978. ^[1]

History

Vreeswijk worked and travelled to Latin America in the late 1960s and early 1970s on many occasions and developed a great appreciation for its rich musical heritage. This appreciation led him to one of the most enigmatic figures in popular Latin American folk music: Victor Jara. This album was a tribute to the music of the Chilean folk singer Victor Jara who was murdered shortly after the September 11, 1973 Chilean coup. The songs were translated into Swedish and the music is interpreted and delivered in the unmistakably unconventional and abrasive Vreeswijk style.

Track listing

1. "Plogen" (El arado) The plough (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) 3:35
2. "Jag minns dig Amanda" (Te recuerdo Amanda) I remember you Amanda (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:25
3. "A Cuba" To Cuba (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:20
4. "Manifest" (Manifesto) (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:00
5. "Rätten till ett eget liv" (El derecho de vivir en paz) The right to live in peace (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:05
6. "La Diuca" (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:58
7. "Varken det ena eller andra" (Ni chicha, ni limona) Nor fish, nor fowl (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 3:23
8. "Angelita Hueneman" (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:08
9. "Fimpen" (El cigarrito) The cigarette butt (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:16
10. "Folkets vind" (Vientos del pueblo) Winds of the people (Victor Jara - Miguel Hernandez - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:35
11. "La Partida - Instrumental" The departure (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 3:15

Personnel

• Cornelis Vreeswijk - vocal
• Björn J:son Lindh - flute, piano, Electric piano Keyboards
• Janne Schaffer - guitar

Other musicians

• Lasse Englund - guitar
• Mats Glenngård - violin, viola
• Sture Nordin - bass
• Stefan Brolund - bass ("Plogen")
• Okay Temiz - percussion
• Hassan Bah - congas ("A Cuba")

External links

• Review article on Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara album background in Friheten
• Swedish Cornelis Vreeswijk Society (Cornelis Vreeswijksällskapet)
• Dutch Cornelis Vreeswijk homepage
• Cornelis Vreeswijk discography at MusicBrainz

References