Que Viva el Canto! Songs and Singers of Chile

by Rafael Manriquez

Overview

Singer and multi-instrumentalist (though primarily a guitarist) Rafael Manriquez performs 25 songs from various strands of Chilean folk music on Que Viva el Canto! Songs and Singers of Chile. Though there are some traditional songs here, he emphasizes covers of contemporary folk compositions by Chilean writers and performers of the last half century (Victor Jara being the most internationally famous of these), as well as doing a few of his own. It's hard to assess the musical merit of Manriquez's interpretations without access to original or older versions, whether by the songwriters or other performers -- material with which relatively few listeners outside of Chile will be familiar. However, Manriquez does have a pleasant emotive delivery, and the arrangements, while on the plaintive side, are varied, as the singer's backed by a number of other musicians (occasionally sharing the vocals as well) on numerous instruments including flute, accordion, saxophone, and harp. The songs cover both explicitly political topics and more everyday and romantic concerns, so the record can be seen as an introductory survey of sorts of several areas of Chilean folksong. As is par for the course on Smithsonian Folkways CD, there's a sizable accompanying booklet (in English and Spanish) with an overview of the Chilean folk music profiled on the CD and a bio of Manriquez, along with comments about the sources and lyrics of each of the songs. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	09/23/2008
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074054925
Rank:	120435

Tracks

1. La Cueca de los Poetas  - Rafael Manriquez  - Violeta Parra
2. La Golondrina Chilota  - Rafael Manriquez  - Eduardo Peralta
3. Espigas Para un Recuerdo  - Rafael Manriquez
4. La Burrerita  - Rafael Manriquez
5. Enredaderas  - Rafael Manriquez
6. Brindis por Violeta Parra  - Rafael Manriquez
7. Adios, Coraz¿¿n Amante  - Rafael Manriquez  - Violeta Parra
8. Mi Casa de Campo  - Rafael Manriquez  - Carlos Ulloa
9. ¿¿Que Viva el Canto!  - Rafael Manriquez
10. El Cautivo de Til Til  - Patricio Manns  - Rafael Manriquez
11. En Lota La Noche Es Brava  - Patricio Manns  - Rafael Manriquez
12. Mi Vals Para¿¿so  - Rafael Manriquez
13. Canto por Siempre  - Rafael Manriquez
14. Tonada de Gris Silencio  - Rafael Manriquez
15. Cuando Voy al Trabajo  - Victor Jara  - Rafael Manriquez
16. H¿¿gale un Aro a Las Penas  - Rafael Manriquez
17. Los Cuarenta Oficios  - Rafael Manriquez
18. Deja la Vida Volar  - Victor Jara  - Rafael Manriquez
19. Pericona por Lincom¿¿n  - Rafael Manriquez
20. La Se¿¿ora de la Calle  - Rafael Manriquez
21. ¿¿Y D¿¿nde Andar¿¿ el Chindo?  - Rafael Manriquez
22. La Clavelina  - Rafael Manriquez
23. Si Yo Volviera a Quererte  - Rafael Manriquez
24. Me Gusta la Cueca Brava  - Rafael Manriquez
25. Yo Defiendo Mi Tierra  - Rafael Manriquez

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rafael Manriquez   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Charango,Bombo,Tiple,Guitar,Vocals,Charango,Bombo,Tiple,Guitar,Vocals
Claudio Araya   Charango
Jorge Tapia   Mocena,Quenacho,Quena
Luis Zepeda   Guitar
Sergio Gomez   Accordion
Juan Hernandez   Guitar
Ariel Medina   Flute
Hector Pavez   Guitar,Vocals,Featured Artist
Eduardo Bergallo   Featured Artist
David Barrows   Saxophone
Hugo Gonzalez   Vocals,Guitarron
Pedro Yanez   Vocals,Featured Artist
David Leon   Harp
Eduardo Peralta   Guitar,Vocals
Francisco Araya   Quena
Ingrid Rubis   Vocals
Jenisse Diaz   Guitar,Vocals
Jose Manuel Manriquez   Vocals
Juanito Rios   Pandeiro
Marcia Valdivieso   Vocals
Marcos Acevedo   Bombo,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Carlos Ulloa   Composer
Emily Pinkerton   Annotation,Introduction
Jacob Love   Editorial Assistant
Carolina Santamaria Delgado   Translation
Daniel Sheehy   Concept,Audio Production,Biographical Information
Rafael Manriquez   Concept,Zampona,Producer,Annotation,Audio Production,Biographical Information
Mary Monseur   Production Coordination
Patricio Manns   Composer
Victor Jara   Composer
Alfonso Perez   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Charlie Pilzer   Mastering
Violeta Parra   Composer
Pete Reiniger   Mixing,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Juan Hernandez   Arranger
Hector Pavez   Arranger
D.A. Sonneborn   Executive Producer
Alonzo Valenzuela   Audio Engineer
Eduardo Peralta   Composer
Manuel Manubens   Audio Engineer
Marcos Acevedo   Arranger
Patricio Rubilar   Audio Engineer
Ricardo Valdivieso   Audio Engineer