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Angel Parra

Angel Parra (born 27 June 1943, Valparaíso, Chile - died 11 March 2017, Paris, France) was a Chilean singer and songwriter. Son of Luis Cereceda and [a663496], the Chilean folklorist of the Nueva Canción movement. At the age of five he used to sing the repertoire of famous performers such as [a395589]. At ten he started playing the Guitarrón (bass guitar) after meeting Chilean maestro Isaiah Angulo. In the late 1950's, he published a mini-album by the group "Los Norteños" and a collection of carols and original folk under the title "Four Chileans Carols." In 1965, he recorded his first solo album, starting a prolific career and played with various artists including [a325743] and [a1220217]. After [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/4048500-Augusto-Pinochet]Pinochet's[/url] coup d'état in 1973, he traveled abroad helping to maintain the Nueva Canción tradition in Chilean exiled communities in Europe, North America and Australia. He is the father of [a=Angel Parra (2)], [a=Javiera Parra] and brother of [a=Isabel Parra].

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