I ARTS The Michigan Daily Thursday, October 18, 1984 Page 5 - -. Angel performance By Laura Bischoff W HILE THE TIGERS were win- ning the World Series Sunday night, Angel Parra began his concert in the Ark. Students, members of Ann Ar- bor's Latin American Community, and others packed into the Ark to listen to the famous Chilean folklore singer. Angel Parra, now 40, began playing the guitar at age 14 and toured Chile with his family's musical group in a traveling circus. Since then he has had rich experiences in music and culture, much of which he learned from his mother, the well known Violeta Parra. Violeta Parra is considered the mother of the New Song Movement in Latin America which is a cultural movement aimed at reviving traditional music and art and gaining political and economic freedom for the people. The Latin American people are searching for their own cultural iden- tity. They want to be able to express themselves through their own music, art, and poetry rather than being over- whelmed by European and American cultural influences. Also the people want political and economic control and freedom rather than living under dictators and having a few enjoy the benefits and profits of their land and labors. Currently Angel Parra lives in Paris because the Chilean military junta has declared him to be in "perpetual exile." Since 1977 when he left his country, Angel has been on numerous world tours singing about the movement. His concert was absolutely fantastic. The energy and emotion with which he sang and played the guitar conveyed beauty, a cry for peace, and the feelings of a man who is prohibited from ever returning to his homeland. He sang about other members of the movement in "Simon Bolivar" and "El Poeta Frente al Mar" and the unity they have within the movement. And the two songs that explicitly describe the desire for peace and freedom were "Cancion por la Paz" (Song for Peace) and "La Libertad" (The Freedom). In "La Libertad" Angel sang, You are freedom, it is your eyes and your hair; it is the nourishment of the children, it is where people identify with one another, it is to be able to say good morning friend. . it is never be able to say that freedom has died. "La Carta" (The Letter) was written in 1961 by Angel's mother, Violeta, when she received a letter while in France informing her that her brother had been arrested for the crime of thinking and then tortured. The last verse says, This letter is telling me, that in my country, there is no justice. They hungry ask for bread and the army responds with bullets. The two other songs by Violeta Parra that Angel sang were: "Arriba Quemando el Sol" which is about the difficulties of the miners' lives in the beautiful, rich Northern part of Chile, and "Volver a 17" which reflects upon the idea of returning to the tender and innocent age of 17 and experiencing love for the first time. The emotion with which he sang "Valpariso en la Noche" about his bir- thplace seemed to illustrate the pain of exile. Imagine the agony of not being allowed to return to the city you love and identify with. Angel Parra also sang "Taita Atlhualpa" honoring an old folklorist who taught Angel "how to be strong, and suffer pain in silence, but also to keep open to love, and have honesty in my heart." "La Senora Arana" was dedicated to his five year old niece. In the song the uncle explains to the niece about spiders. He concluded with "al Puerto de Valparaiso" which needed no introduction for many people in the audience who clapped and sang along to the well known Chilean song. Monday afternoon Angel Parra con- ducted an informal workshop on the t New Song Movement. In East Quad the singer talked about his backround, his mother, and the importance, extent, and purpose of the growing movement. He entertained questions regarding his music and the New Song. Essentially he commented that they are trying to secure their own cultural identity and struggling against the political and economic injustices in his country. Although the movement began in Chile it has spread throughout Latin America. The economic, political, and social conditions are unsatisfactory to the people and the resistance to these conditions is spreading. The Master of Ceremonies at the concert, Tamara Williams, a Teaching Assistant in the Residential College, read from the notes Angel had given her. 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