new video loaded: How A Folk Singer’s Murder Forced Chile to Confront Its Past transcript Victor Jara was a legendary Chilean folk singer and political activist, whose brutal killing following a ...

This past Sept. 18, my mother and I sat down to eat empanadas we picked up from a local Chilean eatery in honor of Chile's Independence Day, Dieciocho. My mother played her favorite musician, Chilean ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Since premiering this past October, the Netflix series ReMastered has aspired to crossbreed music documentaries with investigative journalism, shining a light on moments ...

In Spanish, quiltro means street dog, a mixed-breed mutt often found roaming city streets. Fittingly, Denver-based Kiltro, which took its name from that word, draws from an array of sounds and musical ...

For this year’s Icons & Influences issue, we asked 10 artists to pay tribute to the women who have shaped their sound, provided an example, and inspired them to break down barriers. Chan Marshall, a.k ...

As one of the luminaries behind Chile’s Nueva Canción folk movement, singer-songwriter Víctor Jara was renowed worldwide for his heartrending protest songs promoting social justice, freedom and ...

Chilean immigrant Rafael Manríquez plays all three guitar parts during the recording of his song "Tonada de gris silencio (The Tonada of Silent Gray)," which is featured on his Smithsonian Folkways ...

A Chilean judge has convicted nine retired soldiers in the 1973 murder of one of Chile’s most beloved folk singers, Victor Jara, the judiciary said on Tuesday. Jara, 40, was arrested the day after the ...

During the annual solo percussion competition at the Aspen Music Festival and School, an untrained voice and a passion for Chilean folk song from marimba player Jaime Cárdenas-España won over judges. ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. If Kiltro’s first album embodied any kind of spirit, it was the playful and energetic nature of its namesake ...

Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a ...

What do a tequila ad, a film about the beginning stages of a woman’s dementia, and the latest Kacey Musgraves album all have in common? Their connectedness is a result of Chilean activist and folk ...