Modern Music In Chile

1-The most important is perhaps the Nueva Cancion that originated in

the 1960s and 1970s and spread then after the 1973 Chilean
coup d’etat when most musicians where either arrested, killed o
exiled.

2-In hearland of Chile, Central Chile, severla styles can be found:

the Cueca (the national dance), the Tonada, Refalosa,
the Saiuriana, Zapateado, Cuando and Vals.
3- This music was one of the inspirations of the Nueva CAncion.
4- In Chilean Archipielago has folk music styles by its own due to its
isolation far from the cultured centres of Santiago or Lima.
Folk music
1- three different continental geographical
zones northern, central, and southern,
each with their own characteristics and
sounds.
2- In the north of the country, traditional dances
are strongly influenced by Quechua and
Aymara culture, which covers parts of Peru, the
Andean region of Bolivia and northern
Chile.
3- Outside the cueca northerners, dance highlights
include the trot and cachimbo.
 Cueca
1- The cueca (short for zamacueca) has long
been considered the "most popular air of
Chile"
2- It first appeared in 1824.
3- The Tonada is another important form of
Chilean traditional song, arising from the
music brought by Spanish settlers. It is
distinguished from the cueca by an
intermediate melodic section and a more
prominent melody in general
4- The tonada is also not danced.
 Traditional Folklore
1-1930 and 1960 - traditional folklore initially
promoved by the Group Los Cuatro Huasos and
started popularizing and spreading it not only in
Chile also in others countries in Latino America
and USA.
2-After appeared folkloric groups such as Los de
Ramon, Los Huasos Quincheros,El Duo Rey
Silva, Los Cantores de Santa Cruz and others that
made very popular folk music in Chile.
3-Also appeared several important folk composers of
folk music and made it well-known such as Raul
de Ramon, Violeta Parra, Margot Loyola, Luis
Aguirre Pinto, Clara Solovera among others.
 "La Nueva Canción Chilena"
(The New Chilean Song)
1-Arising out of the revitalization in Andean
music in the 1960s, nueva canción soon
emerged in Argentina and, especially, Chile.
2-The roots of nueva canción are in artists like
Violeta Parra and Argentinian singer Atahualpa
Yupanqui, who collected indigenous songs from
rural payadores.
3-Nueva canción began its modern evolution in
1962
4-The continued influence of nueva canción can be
seen in contemporary Chilean artists such
as Gepe.
Popular music "La Armada Chilena"
1-Chileans have made their own successful mark in
music with acts like internationally acclaimed
DJ Ricardo Villalobos, producer and one half
of Super Collider (along with Jamie Lidell) Cristian
Vogel, DJ Luciano, Alejandro Vivanco.
2- Electro-rock outfit Panico have come to the
forefront of Chilean music on the
international stage, playing alongside
internationally known bands.