Daniel Alberto Viglietti Indart (24 July 1939 – 30 October 2017) was an

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ist,

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, and political activist. He was one of the main exponents of Uruguayan popular song and also of the ''

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'' or "New Song" of the 1960s and early 1970s.

Career

He founded, in 1971, along with other musicians like José "Pepe" Guerra, Braulio López, the music scholar Coriún Aharonián, Myriam Dibarboure, María Teresa Sande and Notary Public Edgardo Bello, the recognized independent record label Ayuí/Tacuabé in order to promote and support valuable Uruguayan musical expressions. He performed the works of Cuban ''

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and Pablo Milanés and

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and Edu Lobo, worked with Cuban composer and arranger

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. His recordings are widely available, especially "Trópicos" (1972). Viglietti was imprisoned in 1972 by his own government. He was supported by the likes of

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as an international man of conscience, a voice for peace, and an opponent of the military dictatorships that plagued

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in the 1970s. Rumors about possible mistreatment against him forced the authorities to bring him out in front of television cameras to show that, in particular, his hands were fine. However, Viglietti spoke out that his treatment in police custody was much better than what other political prisoners received. He was a peer of the late

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an poet and folk singer

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and composer and activist

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Discography

*''Canciones folklóricas y 6 impresiones para canto y guitarra'' ( Antar PLP 5024. 1963) *''Hombres de nuestra tierra'' (junto al narrador Juan Capagorry. Antar PLP 5045. 1964) *''Canciones para el hombre nuevo'' ( Orfeo. 1968) *''Canto libre'' (Orfeo ULP 90.537. 1970) *''Canciones chuecas'' (Orfeo ULP 90.558. 1971) *''Trópicos'' (Orfeo. 1973) *''En vivo'' (Le Chant du Monde. 1978) *''Trabajo de hormiga'' (Music Hall. 1984) *''Por ellos canto'' (Orfeo. 1984) *''A dos voces'' (junto a Mario Benedetti. Orfeo. 1985) *''A dos voces'' (junto a Mario Benedetti. Orfeo. 1987) *''Esdrújulo'' (Orfeo, 1993) *''A dos voces volúmenes 1 y 2'' (junto a Mario Benedetti. Orfeo CDO 047-2. 1994) *''Devenir'' ( Ayuí / Tacuabé, 2004) *''Nuestra bandera / Esta canción nombra'' (Orfeo)

Reeditions and recompilations

*''A desalambrar'' (EMI 16584. 1970) *''Canciones con fundamento'' (Diapason DP-99330) *''Seis impresiones para canto y guitarra'' (Ayuí / Tacuabé am26cd) *''Hombres de nuestra tierra'' (con Juan Capagorry. Ayuí / Tacuabé am28cd) *''Canto libre'' (Ayuí / Tacuabé am34cd) *''Canciones para el hombre nuevo'' (Ayuí / Tacuabé am35cd) *''Canciones chuecas'' (Ayuí / Tacuabé ae212cd. 1999) *''Trópicos'' (Ayuí / Tacuabé ae226cd) *''A dos voces'' (con Mario Benedetti. Ayuí / Tacuabé ae238cd) *''Esdrújulo'' (Ayuí / Tacuabé ae312cd) *''Trabajo de hormiga'' (Ayuí / Tacuabé ae334cd. 2008)

References

External links

Music of Uruguay – Ayuí/Tacuabé Official Website:
– Official Site of Ayuí/Tacuabé, the Uruguayan independent record label in which Daniel Viglietti is one of the founders and featured artists.

– Songs dedicated to Ernesto "Che" Guevara {{DEFAULTSORT:Viglietti, Daniel 1939 births 2017 deaths Musicians from Montevideo Uruguayan people of Italian descent Uruguayan people of Basque descent Uruguayan folk singers Uruguayan guitarists Uruguayan male guitarists Uruguayan songwriters Male songwriters Uruguayan musicians Latin American folk singers Nueva canción musicians Anti-fascists Uruguayan exiles Uruguayan expatriates in France