Homenaje a Violeta Parra

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]

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

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

Track listing edit

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 edit

  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.