Remembering Chilean singer-songwriter Victor Jara

The World

As Chile approaches the 50th anniversary of the CIA-backed coup against democratically elected President Salvador Allende, prosecutors have confirmed prison sentences for seven soldiers implicated in the killing of iconic Chilean musician Victor Jara. The World’s Marco Werman offers a remembrance of Jara’s music.

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