Posts Tagged: pinochet

Victor Jara

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It is a good day to remember Chilean folksinger and poet Victor Jara. Jara was murdered by the Pinochet regime 35 years ago. One of his murderers has finally been convicted. Jara’s memory and music live on. I can’t write more movingly than has already been done, so go read, see, and listen.

My first interesting online acquaintance

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I just met someone through last.fm. I liked her crazy wild gypsy music and I sent her a message about it. Now we’ve been getting acquainted. Her parents had to leave Chile during the dictatorship. She’s a big traveler, a musician, and helps her aunt teach school in Chile sometimes though she lives stateside otherwise…. Read more »