A woman folklrist : Violeta

In this week, we have to write about an important character of the country. In my opinion, the characters who have relation with the popular culture are very important because finally, they are in contact with the people. The relation of the people with the daily culture, make the no official history. Is necessary recognize the work of the teachers, historians, actors, musicians, etc.

In this opportunity I will go to refer about the life of a folklorist woman, Violeta Parra. She was part of an important Chilean family; the Parra`s family had been to do many contributions to the Chilean art. She was born in 1917 in a locality in the south of the country and she always was bound to the music because her father was a musical teacher. When her father died, Violeta was to live to Santiago because her brother Nicanor invite her. In this place, she sing in restaurants and bars. In addition, Violeta began to know about the politic life. She had children but never left to make music.

The work of Violeta is very interesting because she is part of the first generation of musicians that understand that the music is culture. She made a recompilation of the traditional music of the towns, neighborhoods and localities. Finally, she reproduced the music that talk about the identity; in this songs we can to read the characteristics of the chilean history. 

I think that Violeta is a great character of our history because she created a new way for read our history. Is important understand that the music is a memory support, because the messages have specifics intentions. The folk music generally have the intention to talk about the culture of the people; but is difficult keep this music in the contemporary society. I believe that in this society, the authorities that have the power can to create dispositives to keep the control of the people; and the music is a good dispositive. For example, in the Pinochet`s dictatorship, the "traditional cueca" was chose like a national dance for the law, because this structure dance reproduce a patriarchal ideology. (The "cueca chora" is a mechanism to resistance of the traditional dance)

In fact, I believe that the Violeta`s music is a support of the no official history, and the letters are true and honest. In addition, it`s amazing that she wrote about her experiences, because the true history is about persons, subjects, relations, and feelings.

She was a woman and she entered in a men`s space. She could to enter to the culture and the politic and she changed this spaces. 

"Arauco tiene una pena 

que no la puedo callar 

son injusticias de siglos 

que todos ven aplicar, 

nadie le ha puesto remedio 

pudiendolo remediar 

levántate Huenchullán"

(Arauco tiene una pena)