Homenaje a Violeta Parra

Homenaje a Violeta Parra
Studio album by
Mercedes Sosa
Released1971
GenreLatin folk
LabelPhilips Argentina

Homenaje a Violeta Parra is an album by Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa. It was released in 1971 on the Philips Argentina label. The album consists of songs written by Chilean singer-songwriter Violeta Parra who died in 1967.[1][2]

In 2015, it was selected by Billboard magazine as one of the "50 Essential Latin Albums of the Last 50 Years".[3]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Defensa de Violeta" (words by Nicanor Parra) [4:50]
  2. "Gracias a la vida" (Violeta Parra) [4:21]
  3. "Según el favor del viento" (Violeta Parra) [3:39]
  4. "Arriba quemando el sol" (Violeta Parra) [2:44]
  5. "Me gustan los estudiantes" (Violeta Parra)

Side B

  1. "Volver a los 17" (Violeta Parra) [5:23]
  2. "La cara" (performed with Quilapayún) (Violeta Parra) [2:45]
  3. "Que ha sacado con quererte" (Violeta Parra) [3:56]
  4. "La lavandera" (Violeta Parra) [3:16]
  5. "Rin del angelito" (Violeta Parra) [3:16]
  6. "Los pueblos Americanos" (Violeta Parra) [1:17]

References

  1. ^ "Mercedes Sosa – Homenaje A Violeta Parra". Discogs. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Homenaje a Violeta Parra". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "The 50 Greatest Latin Albums of the Past 50 Years". Billboard. September 17, 2015.


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