Homenaje a Violeta Parra


Homenaje a Violeta Parra is an album by Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa. It was released in 1971 on the Philips Argentina label. The album consists of songs written by singer-songwriter pioneer in the Nueva canción chilena idiom, Violeta Parra, who died in 1967.
In 2015, it was selected by Billboard magazine as one of the "50 Essential Latin Albums of the Last 50 Years".

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Defensa de Violeta"
  2. "Gracias a la vida"
  3. "Según el favor del viento"
  4. "Arriba quemando el sol"
  5. "Me gustan los estudiantes"
Side B
  1. "Volver a los 17"
  2. "La cara"
  3. "Que ha sacado con quererte"
  4. "La lavandera"
  5. "Rin del angelito"
  6. "Los pueblos Americanos"

Personnel