The Brigada Víctor Jara (lit.'Víctor Jara Brigade') is a Portuguese folk band, with a career of more than 30 years and among the most influential Portuguese folk acts.[citation needed]

Brigada Víctor Jara
OriginCoimbra, Portugal
GenresFolk
Years active1975 (1975)–present
Websitewww.facebook.com/brigadavictorjara/

The band was formed in 1975, by a group of young people from Coimbra that was participating in one of the massive literacy campaigns carried out by the provisional governments that administered Portugal in the years after the Carnation Revolution of 1974. The group was working in the inland region of Beira Baixa and often played Chilean and Portuguese folk and political songs for the people. After discovering the cultural and musical traditions of the region the group formed the band and named it after Víctor Jara, a Chilean socialist and folk singer-songwriter, killed after the Chilean coup of 1973 carried out by General Augusto Pinochet.

Discography

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  • 1977 - Eito Fora
  • 1979 - Tamborileiro
  • 1981 - Quem Sai aos Seus
  • 1982 - Marcha dos Foliões
  • 1984 - Contraluz
  • 1989 - Monte Formoso
  • 1995 - Danças e Folias
  • 2000 - Por Sendas Montes e Vales
  • 2003 - Ceia Louca (Single)
  • 2006 - Ceia Louca (CD)

Band members

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  • "Página Oficial da Brigada Victor Jara - A história". Brigada Victor Jara. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2005-12-28. offline 2013-02-24