Canto por travesura (Mischievous Songs) is an album recorded by Víctor Jara in 1973. It consists of a collection of southern Chilean folk songs with a consistent thematic style popular in Chilean folklore—the mocking of social norms with mischievous jokes, riddles and dark humor.

Canto por travesura
Studio album by
Released1973
Recorded1973
GenreFolk music
Protest music
Length39:13
LabelOdeon
Alerce
Warner
ProducerVíctor Jara
Víctor Jara chronology
La Población
(1972)
Canto por travesura
(1973)
Tiempos que cambian
(1974)

Track listing edit

Side one edit

All music is composed by Folklore chileno, unless otherwise stated

Lado A[1][2]
No.TitleLength
1."Brindis"0:52
2."La palmatoria"3:13
3."Vengan a mi casamiento"3:20
4."Iba yo para una fiesta"2:16
5."La edad de la mujer"2:22
6."La cafetería"2:05

Side two edit

All music is composed by Folklore chileno, unless otherwise stated

Lado B[1][2]
No.TitleMusicLength
1."La diuca"Víctor Jara2:44
2."La fonda" 3:03
3."Por un pito ruin" 4:34
4."La beata" 2:33
5."Adivinanzas" 0:56
6."El chincolito" 1:52

2001 reissue bonus tracks edit

Bonus track de 2001 [1][3]
No.TitleMusicLength
13."La remolienda, pieza uno"Víctor Jara1:04
14."La remolienda, pieza dos"Víctor Jara1:14
15."La remolienda, pieza tres"Víctor Jara1:37
16."La remolienda, pieza cuatro"Víctor Jara0:57
17."La remolienda, pieza cinco"Víctor Jara1:31
18."Pepe Mendigo (o Cuento de Navidad)" (music for Los Mimos de Noisvander, 1965)Víctor Jara11:14

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Canto por travesura". NuevaCancion.net. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Canto por travesura (Víctor Jara)". Cancioneros.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  3. ^ Cancioneros.com. "El derecho de vivir en paz (WARNER) (Víctor Jara)". Retrieved 14 October 2011.