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Cantos Del Alma (1999)

" Mariana Montalvo studied guitar at the Conservatorio Nacional de Santiago, Chile. Like many of her compatriots from Chile, Montalvo was forced into a life of exile in 1974, living in France since the coup that brought the military regime of Augusto Pinochet to power. Her connections to her roots has remained steadfast, however, and Montalvo provides fresh interpretations of the traditional music of Chile. With influences from the nueva cancion tradition of sophisticated and powerful music based on folkloric song forms, Montalvo’s music descends from the work of legendary Latin American singers such as Victor Jara, Violeta Para and Mercedes Sosa.Montalvo’s original compositions featured instantly accessible melodies and unique instrumentation such as the South American charango (a type of guitar), quena (pan-pipes), and the trombone, which reflected the influence of Andean brass bands on Montalvo’s arrangements.Mariana Montalvo died on July 28, 2017." (World Music Central)|