On the night of September 15, 1973, Victor Jara was picked out of a line of prisoners being led out from the Chile Stadium to the National Stadium, another detention centre, in the days following ...

Victor Jara was murdered 42 years ago, justice now!!! But despite the passage of time and the political changes that Chile has undergone, rumination on his music's significance has not faded. Jara was ...

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 ...

In the politically charged 1980 Clash song “Washington Bullets,” Joe Strummer sang, “Please remember Victor Jara, in the Santiago stadium.” Burlington’s John Summa is doing just that, with a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook On Sept. 11, 1973, the Chilean president, a socialist named Salvador Allende, was forcibly removed ...

The violent nature of Chilean singer-songwriter Victor Jara’s death in September 1973 — many call it an assassination — made him a martyr to the cause of social justice. A mythology immediately arose ...

I have followed the nueva canción (new song) movement for a long time. It championed human rights and freedom against the backdrop of dictators and police brutality in Argentina and Chile in the ...

Listen: A bill filed Monday could lead to the restoration... Florida Aquarium transports 9,000 baby corals to restoration institutes The Florida Aquarium’s Coral Conservation and Research Center is ...

Written by the legendary Chilean folk singer Víctor Jara, the 1971 song, “El Derecho de Vivir en Paz,” or “The Right to Live in Peace,” was originally dedicated to Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi ...

The legacy of Chilean folk singer Victor Jara is inspiring a new generation, writes Alexander Billet, in an article written for Red Wedge. THE SHADOW of Victor Jara looms large, and it's only gotten ...

Off all the atrocities that occurred during the first days of Chile’s military dictatorship in the 1970s, the murder of folk singer Victor Jara stands out as one of the most tragic and gruesome. Jara ...