Vocals like “sha la la” in songs are called non-lexical vocables. The discussion that followed was all in good fun, but led me to want to research songs that have nonsense syllables in them just to prove that “sha la la” is NOT (necessarily) a terrible lyric. I had shared a song that I’d had stuck in my head and my friend said that it was their least favorite song by the group because (and I quote) “SHA LA LA is a terrible lyric 🙂”. This playlist began as a discussion with a friend online a couple months ago. Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today we’re featuring a collection called “ Wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom!: Non-Lexical Vocables” curated by Music Library associate Melanie Armstrong.
Posted in Collection, Exhibit tie-in, promotional | Tagged Chile, Claudio Arrau, cueca, dance, folk music, International Education, International Education Week, music, nueva cancion, piano, South America, tonada, Victor Jara, Violeta Parra, world music | Leave a reply Parsons Playlists: Wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom!: Fun with Non-Lexical Vocables Of course, this is only a small sampling of music from Chile, but hopefully it will intrigue you and make you want to learn more! * Piano Lessons with Claudio Arrau: A Guide to His Philosophy and Techniques (Book) Here are a couple of library resources about his life and work: He is widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. The 2018 documentary film The Resurrection of Víctor Jara is a great introduction to his life and legacy and is available to UR students, faculty and staff as a streaming video resource.Ĭlaudio Arrau (1903-1991) was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire, especially the works of Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms. Jara’s life and work continue to be celebrated by Latin American artists as well as globally known bands like U2 and The Clash. His activism led to his murder by the Pinochet dictatorship in 1973. Víctor Jara (1932-1973) was a legendary Chilean folk singer and political activist who also pioneered nueva canción. The library owns several resources with information about her and also a 2013 biopic about her called Violeta se fu a los cielos (Violeta Went to Heaven) that’s worth a look. The foundations of nueva canción were laid by Violeta Parra (1917-1967) who was a popular folk singer-songwriter and musicologist who researched and recovered the poetry and songs of rural Chile.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Chilean songwriters like Victor Jara and Violeta Parra used the tonada as a foundation of the “ Nueva Canción,” explicitly political music that blended Chilean folk music with progressive politics, similar to the way Bob Dylan and Joan Baez led a political folk revival around the same time in the U.S. Men usually wear a traditional Chilean cowboy costume while women traditionally don a flowered dresses with an apron.Īnd here is a link to a reference article about the dance. It is a partner dance which is indented imitate the courtship of a rooster and hen. While cueca’s origins are not entirely certain, indigenous, African and Spanish influences are evident. The Cueca is considered to be the “most traditional music and dance of Chile” and is officially the country’s national dance. You can hear some examples of these instruments in action on songs like “ Nieve, Viento Y Sol (Snow, Wind and Sun)” which is available to stream at this link: * The zampoña – these are Chilean panpipes. It was traditionally made from armadillo shell, but is more commonly made of wood today. * The charango – a small stringed instrument of the lute family. Some of the traditional instruments commonly used in Chile include Andean instruments such as The traditional music of Chile is a rich mixture of Spanish and Pre-Columbian influences. Here’s a little info on the music with some links to items in the library’s collection and a few video clips for good measure!
It also includes thumbnail biographical info on several Chilean musicians. Our exhibit highlights items (both physical and streaming) from UR’s collection as well as information about traditional Chilean instruments and dance. At the Music Library, we have celebrated this year’s Chile-themed International Education Week with an exhibit about the country’s music.
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