Interactive Poll # 6 - Latin America!

Hey Lorenzo! thank you for your reply; that completely does it for me; I even didn't know the song, so as you see..  I definitely take the spirit of what you say about the figure (if not the face value). You know, here in Latin America we have had rough times with the marxist thing; Chile in the 70's 'till the military freed us at the highest cost, though now we are at a highly polarized moment again, not unrelated, I think, to what's happening in other parts of the world as well. Venezuela today, is a humanitarian catastrophe, comparable to a country at war (though they aren't, nor among themselves either), and we have hundreds of thousands of venezuelan immigrants (they are certainly welcome, truely, they're hardworking and all, but obviously it has its complications; only to give you an example of the magnitude of the debacle) as have other neighboring countries. Without mentioning the drug issue.. (Maduro is being charged by the Trump administration with narco-terrorism among others, doing the Region a much appreciated favor).

Well, appreciating your words again, to the music   

Perhaps you could give me a little guide here.. I don't really know if you'd like something more popish or for instance something more folk, if you're interested for example in rhythms or the like. I don't know to what extent bands like Soda Stereo or Los Prisioneros are known worldwide. Also, if it can be on the Archives or not, thinking in 'Congreso', given 'Los Jaivas' are already in.

My first impulse is to throw some Soda.. they're the best overall around imo and have lots of top songs. What can you tell me? I also have some very Chilean folk thing in guitar with beautiful rhythms, a "tonada".

UPDATE: I decided myself for the least known stuff.. and also a Chilean one.

Chicoria Sánchez - Tonada por Despedida

It is a "tonada" musical form, in 6/8, a typical rhythm here.. (for me resembles somewhat of a galloping horse); watch for the strumming at the end! 

Well my friend you know that every coin has two sides... the one you describe is without a doubt the 'politically correct' version..  the one known outside and here by half the population or more. I must say though that this 'polarization' I talked about before has had the effect of many people reevaluating the Military Regime. Actually, before the virus we were suffering a concerted attack disguised as protests (with some demands attendable and all) but the very first days they burnt many subway stations simultaneously.. (20 completely burnt including the cars, with accelerant and foreign intervention included, plus 60+ with damage; the images are unbelievable, you can search by 'ataques metro Chile'). The cause? allegedly a raise of 4 cents (of a dollar) on the ticket... All that ended up with the destruction of many businesses of varied size (esp. small) and closures of downtowns in cities (so we were in quarantine long before the virus appeared) policemen burnt/beaten and civilians seriously injured or dead (not by police, but by self provoked fires while looting)  and... a scheduled plebiscite for a new Constitution...……

About Allende I'll only say this: by 1973, only two and a half years into his government, the president of the Senate, Eduardo Frei Montalva, the incumbent President before and a Christian Democrat (center-left in Chile, (though that is almost an euphemism: they're allied with the Communists now) and with whose help was first elected a Marxist in Latin America, not without having Allende first sign an unprecedented "Statute of Constitutional Guarantees", for there were doubts of his allegiance to democracy) said: "Desgraciadamente, este problema sólo se arregla con fusiles" (Regretfully, this problem only fixes itself with rifles).

If you ask me, I wouldn't have had nor Pinochet nor Allende. Now, given Allende... I think the options were limited: A) an 'auto (Marxist)-coup', that was underway and even had a name, "Plan Z", to end up in a full-fledged Cuban-style marxist dictatorship, B) the Military Pronouncement by 'La Junta Militar' of the 4 armed forces, explicitly implored by different powers of the State and Society (aka "Pinochet") or C) an even bloodier civil war.

It doesn't occur to me if this is worth a thread/there is interest in my view as a local, or else only to respond to me. In any case, maybe that helps a bit explain my sensitivity on the issue; I shut up now on this thread.. I promise.

Also, I must say I was further confused here by the usage Micky made of the poll's options in the previous thread (not bothered by that in any case btw and not that it matters either), so, sorry about that.

Ok, one of the best songs I know of Chilean bands is Congreso - "En todas las esquinas" (jazz-fusion), but is in the Archives.. and knowing you guys, I bet you know it, (if not please go listen to it (and the complete album) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36yFq1rdAU0) so...  out of competition..  this another Chilean punk Clash style band 'Los Prisioneros' so you can also have a peek at Santiago in those years.