Patricio Castillo (musician)
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Patricio Castillo
(born 1946, Cautín
, Chile
) is a Chilean musician and former member of the Chilean folk music group Quilapayún
.
who also originated from his hometown; who would also go on to join the neo-folkloric New Chilean Song movement that aimed to renovate Chilean folklore.
Castillo was educated in Santiago
and in 1963 he began to study classical guitar
at the National Conservatorium of Music which would later become part of the University of Chile. In 1965 Castillo enters the Faculty of Philosophy and Education of the University of Chile to study humanities with a focus on philosophy
. Simultaneously Castillo pursued further studies in the field of classical music
and the history of music and art at the Conservatorium of the University.
Castillo made numerous recordings with some of the leading folklorists of the New Chilean Song movement which included some of the most influential musicians in Latin America, including Víctor Jara
, Los Parras
and Los Jaivas
. Early on in his career Castillo began to collaborate musically with Victor Jara
on many of his albums and they jointly composed a song that would go on to become one of Victor Jara’s most famous songs Plegaria a un Labrador (Prayer to a labourer). Castillo's musical collaboration with Victor Jara
ceased after the U.S.-backed September 11, 1973 Chilean coup ended the government of Salvador Allende
along with all the cultural projects that were initiated in support of his democratically elected socialist government.
Patricio Castillo
Patricio Castillo is a Spanish-Chilean vocal actor, performer, singer and songwriter. He became well known for his roles in the Spanish language performing songs for HBO's Flight of the Conchords, Happy Feet, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride.-Career:In 2007, Castillo was signed as...
(born 1946, Cautín
Cautín Province
Cautín Province is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía , bounded on the north by Arauco and Malleco provinces, on the east by Argentina, on the south by Valdivia Province, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Its population at the 2002 census was of 667,920. The most...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
) is a Chilean musician and former member of the Chilean folk music group Quilapayún
Quilapayún
Quilapayún are an instrumental and vocal folk music group from Chile and among the longest lasting and most influential exponents of the Nueva Canción Chilena movement. Formed in Chile during the mid-1960s, the group became inseparable with the revolution that occurred in the popular music of the...
.
Biography
Castillo was born into a musical family; both of his parents were classical musicians and pedagogues, his father a violinist and his mother a pianist. Early in his life Castillo defined his aspirations to pursue a career in music as his parents had done. He was a childhood friend of Horacio SalinasHoracio Salinas
Horacio Salinas is a Chilean guitarist and composer. He is cofounder and musical director of the Chilean group Inti Illimani Historico. He has a huge repertory of compositions that involves folk, andean music, protest music, world music, fusion, Contemporary classical music and many latin american...
who also originated from his hometown; who would also go on to join the neo-folkloric New Chilean Song movement that aimed to renovate Chilean folklore.
Castillo was educated in Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
and in 1963 he began to study classical guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
at the National Conservatorium of Music which would later become part of the University of Chile. In 1965 Castillo enters the Faculty of Philosophy and Education of the University of Chile to study humanities with a focus on philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. Simultaneously Castillo pursued further studies in the field of classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
and the history of music and art at the Conservatorium of the University.
Castillo made numerous recordings with some of the leading folklorists of the New Chilean Song movement which included some of the most influential musicians in Latin America, including Víctor Jara
Víctor Jara
Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, political activist and member of the Communist Party of Chile...
, Los Parras
Parra family
The Parra family is a Chilean family known for its many artists. Members of the Parra family are noted contributors to Chilean culture with almost every member being a distinguished national artist. The family is not related to the Parra brothers, members of the Chilean rock fusion group Los...
and Los Jaivas
Los Jaivas
Los Jaivas are a Chilean musical group who perform in folk, rock, and progressive rock styles.-History:Los Jaivas appeared in Chilean music in 1963 as a progressive-rock-andino group, mixing rock with South American ancestral music...
. Early on in his career Castillo began to collaborate musically with Victor Jara
Víctor Jara
Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, political activist and member of the Communist Party of Chile...
on many of his albums and they jointly composed a song that would go on to become one of Victor Jara’s most famous songs Plegaria a un Labrador (Prayer to a labourer). Castillo's musical collaboration with Victor Jara
Víctor Jara
Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, political activist and member of the Communist Party of Chile...
ceased after the U.S.-backed September 11, 1973 Chilean coup ended the government of Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....
along with all the cultural projects that were initiated in support of his democratically elected socialist government.
Quilapayún
- QuilapayúnQuilapayún (Album)Quilapayún is the self-titled debut album released by the Chilean musical group Quilapayún in 1966.-Track listing:#"La paloma"/The dove #"El forastero"/The foreigner...
(1966) - Canciones folklóricas de América (1967) (Quilapayún & Víctor JaraVíctor JaraVíctor Lidio Jara Martínez was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, political activist and member of the Communist Party of Chile...
) - X VietnamX Vietnam (album)X Vietnam or Por Vietnam is an album by Quilapayún released in 1968. This was among the first albums to be released under the DICAP label and was a success upon its release in Chile...
(1968) - Quilapayún Tres (1968)
- BastaBasta (album)Basta is an album that was released by Quilapayún in 1969. It brings together an eclectic and diverse collections of popular/folk songs and anthems from different parts of the World: from across Latin America, the former USSR, and Italy...
(1969) - Quilapayún Cuatro (1970)
- Cantata Santa María de IquiqueCantata Santa María de IquiqueSanta María de Iquique, cantata popular is a cantata composed in 1969 by the Chilean composer Luis Advis Vitaglich, combining elements of both classical and folkloric/indigenous musical traditions to produce what became known as a popular cantata and one of Quilapayún’s most acclaimed and popular...
(1970) (Quilapayún & Héctor Duvauchelle) - Al horizonte (1999)
- A Palau (2003)
- Canto Por El Cambio (2004)
With Víctor Jara
- Víctor Jara, Canto a lo humanoVíctor Jara (Geografía)Víctor Jara is the name of the first studio album recorded by the Chilean folk-singer/songwriter, Víctor Jara in 1966 which was released by RCA early in 1967.- History :...
(1966) - Víctor JaraVíctor Jara (album)Víctor Jara is an album released by Víctor Jara in 1967, it was subsequently released under the name of Desde longuén hasta siempre with a variation of different covers....
(1967) - Pongo en tus manos abiertas (1969)
- Canto libre (1970)
- El derecho de vivir en paz (1971)
- ManifiestoManifiesto-Track listing:# "La Saga" - 01:45# "Perfil Siniestro" - 03:40# "Besando La Tierra" - 05:41# "Más Allá Del Asfalto" - 04:22# "Children of The Grave " - 05:16# "Lukumi" - 02:42# "Estadio Chico" - 04:12...
(1974)
With Los Jaivas
- Todos juntos (1972)
- Alturas de Macchu Picchu (1981)
- Aconcagua (1982)
- Obras de Violeta Parra (1984)