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Machynlleth ; Chillan ; Lota links.

 

 Tony Corden  has attended the annual Victor Jara festival in Chillan  on two occasions and established links with the Centro Cultural Victor Jara   who organize the festival and associated cultural events.   The  region has strong connections with significant figures from the “Chilean new Song “  movement..   Victor Jara was born  near Chillan    possibly near to the village of Quiriquina.  Violeta Parra was born in San Carlos  and Rolando Alarcon  moved to Chillan  at the age of 10. 

 

On his last  visit to  Chillan and the festival , Tony met up with the superb charango player Cristian Leiva  and arranged for him to come to play at the festival in Machynlleth.

He also visited  the coastal town  of Lota  and played music with local singer Darlin Troncoso , who is the subdirector of  “Pabellon 81,” a  local cultural centre.

 

 Both Chillan and Lota were badly affected  by the recent earthquake  and in response, ,   the “El Sueno Existe” group  have organised  3 local fundraising events in Machynlleth  and raised in total £1,600.  This money has been sent  to the Centro Cultural  in Chillan and in Lota in order to help  with disaster relief. .

 

 Tony will be travelling back to Chillan in November  and will be participating  in the 12th  Victor  Jara festival  .   It is hoped that cultural links between the .two festivals  can be further developed.

 

 


Mystery!

These silage bags are visible from the A487 between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth. This was the original translation of 'El Sueno Existe'.

Click on the image for a close up.

We have no idea who did it.


Links to Other Sites:

Mind Out For Music, umbrella organisation of El Sueno Existe.

Video:

Click HERE to watch a 25 minute film about Chavez and the revolution in Venezuela

The blog of the organisers of the Victor Jara festival in Chillan in Southern Chile.

Remember Chile, information about Pinochet and human rights abuses:

Echoes of Silence

BBC News Item on the El Sueno Existe Festival 2005

Rare MP3 files of Victor Jara singing

The Life of Victor Jara

Information on the conservative party's support of Pinochet following his arrest in 1998

Network for Peace

Inti-Illimani,

Under One Sun

Victor Jara Foundation

Quimantu