Chile Moves to Music

Posted in Uncategorized by admin on April 15th, 2011

There is a town that comes alive with song and dance and everyone knows Chile moves to music. The lively music from Chile is an original blend of classical folkloric and can make anyone’s feet move. Other types of music that are found in Chile is Hip-Hop, Chilean rock, Cumbia, Andean music and Payada. The different zones in Chile add their own flare, moves and sound to the main music of Chile. The type of music is playing, should tell whether a person is in northern, eastern or southern Chile.

Cueca is the most traditional form of Chilean music and composers like Pedro Allende brought the flowing music alive and gave it no limits. The song is a story about a man trying to court a women who hides behind a handkerchief. This music inspired the spiral into other brands of music in parts of Chile. Chilean Rock was inspired in the 90′s by artists like Violeta Parra and Victor Jarra. Some of the famous rock groups are La Ley and Los Prisoneros. Hip Hop is very much alive in all of Chile and many artists like Tio Lucho, Ocho Bolas and Anarkia bring an urban twists to traditional folklore.