Cantos Cautivos
146 results where found for «Musicalized Dialogue between Two Old Prisoners»
- Music piece by:Ángel Parra and Ariel Ramírez
- Testimony by:Luis Cifuentes Seves
- Experience in:Campamento de Prisioneros Chacabuco, January - February 1974
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- « This song is the second track on the cassette recorded in the Chacabuco prison camp by the band Los de Chacabuco, formed by Ángel Parra and led by him until his release. At the time that the cassette was recorded, Ángel had already been freed and Ernesto Parra had become the group's conductor. »
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- « These songs, as well as those from the Gospel of St Luke and the St John Passion, were performed by Los de Chacabuco in the masses celebrated by the chaplains for the benefit of the prisoners and the military. »
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Christmas Oratorio According to St. Luke (Oratorio de Navidad según San Lucas)
- Music piece by:Gospel According to St. Luke (lyrics), Ángel Parra (music)
- Testimony by:Luis Cifuentes Seves
- Experience in:Campamento de Prisioneros Chacabuco, January - February 1974
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- « This is the first song on the cassette recorded at the Chacabuco camp by the band Los de Chacabuco, created by Ángel Parra and conducted by him until his release. »
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- « The group rehearsed this song, like all the other songs, on its premises in the so-called Civic District, a street near the camp entrance. On this street other groups of prisoners, organised with the military's permission, also had their meeting places: the doctors, the lawyers, the theatre group, the choir and other groups. »
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- Music piece by:attributed to Gilberto Rojas Enríquez (Bolivia), Manuel Casazola Huancco (Perú), and the Andean oral tradition. Popularised in Chile by Violeta Parra and her children Isabel and Ángel Parra.
- Testimony by:Luis Cifuentes Seves
- Experience in:Campamento de Prisioneros Chacabuco, January – February 1974
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- « This is the last track on the cassette recorded by the band Los de Chacabuco in the concentration camp; it was digitised in 2015. »
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- « They played at the prisoners' weekly show. The song was very popular in Chile in the 1960s and many bands included it in their repertoire. »
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- Music piece by:Patricio Manns
- Testimony by:Renato Alvarado
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- « I arrived at Tres Álamos on the eve of the departure for Mexico with a large group of prisoners. The group included Dr. Ipinza, who before leaving entrusted me with the job of physician, the medicine donated by the Red Cross, and his position in the
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- Music piece by:Nydia Caro and Ricardo Ceratto
- Testimony by:Ángeles Álvarez Cárdenas
- Experience in:Villa Grimaldi, 6 - 15 January 1975
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- « At that time, many prisoners were subjected to extreme torture in the interrogations. Some managed to get through those processes alright, while others broke down. »
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- Music piece by:lyrics: collective creation; music: 'Jálame la pitita' by Luis Abanto Morales (Peruvian polka)
- Testimony by:María Cecilia Marchant Rubilar
- Experience in:Cárcel de Mujeres Buen Pastor, La Serena, September 1973 - January 1974
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- « We always sang this song when we were taken to Regimiento Arica. That was a torture centre. »
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- « On our departure and return, the female prisoners who remained behind also sang the song. The lyrics were a collective effort, it was like our anthem. It was fun and we really liked it. »
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- Music piece by:Unknown. Traditional Spanish children's song
- Testimony by:María Cecilia Marchant Rubilar
- Experience in:Cárcel de Mujeres Buen Pastor, La Serena, September 1973 - January 1974
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- « We adapted this song and produced a play based on it. Each of us played one of the characters. We spent a lot of time on this. »
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- « We performed the play to the other women prisoners in both centres within the prison: Regina Coellys and Alborada. Alborada was a section of Buen Pastor but it was not part of the prison facility. Alborada housed female political prisoners too. »
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- Music piece by:Jorge Peña Hen
- Testimony by:Eliseo González
- Experience in:Cárcel de la Serena, October 1973
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Jorge Peña Hen was in solitary confinement that day. I don’t know how, but someone brought him matches. With his saliva, he made ink from the phosphorus tips, which he then used to write a score of music on a scrap of paper. »- [...]
- « We were very all very sad and had tearful eyes. I told my fellow prisoners, 'I’m going to teach you to sing'. »
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- Music piece by:Text from Agnus Dei (Roman Catholic Mass); music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Testimony by:Lucía Chirinos
- Experience in:Cárcel de Mujeres Buen Pastor, La Serena, October 1973 - April 1974
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- « Music was always present in my family. My dad played the violin and my mum the piano. When I was a child, my mum sent us to dance and piano lessons. »
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- « I thought: “I will teach them to sing a bit”. With a few fellow prisoners, we created a choir. We found an old guitar, full of scratches, and although it had poor strings, it still made a sound. »
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- Music piece by:Miguel Bosé
- Testimony by:Carolina Videla
- Experience in:Cárcel Pública de Arica, January 1989
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- « I arrived at Tres Álamos on the eve of the departure for Mexico with a large group of prisoners. The group included Dr. Ipinza, who before leaving entrusted me with the job of physician, the medicine donated by the Red Cross, and his position in the