The Coup d’Etat in Chile – 9.11.1973
Join us for an evening of remembrance with music, poetry, and art as we reflect on the tragic events caused by the coup d’etat in Chile, 1973.
Javier Jara will sing songs of the late Victor Jara, who was a political prisoner under Pinochet’s regime and who was tortured and murdered in the days following the coup.

Live Music:
Javier Jara Sings Victor Jara

ABOUT VICTOR JARA:
Victor Jara was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist.
Shortly after the Chilean coup of 11 September 1973, Jara was arrested; he was tortured under interrogation and ultimately shot dead. His body was later thrown out into the street of Santiago. The contrast between the themes of his songs, on love, peace and social justice and the brutal way in which he was murdered transformed Jara into a “potent symbol of the struggle for human rights and justice” for those killed during the Pinochet regime.

ABOUT JAVIER JARA:
In his native country, Ecuador, Javier Jara fell in love with music as a young child when relatives would bring their guitars to family gatherings, playing and singing Latin American folk music. Inspired by this experience, Javier now writes music as a form of both political and social activism. He counts as influences such iconic artists as Victor Jara, Mercedes Sosa, Silvio Rodriguez, Chico Buarque, and Atahualpa Yupanqui, among other popular Latin American musicians. Javier plays the guitar and sings.