* Daughter of South-American legend VIOLETA PARRA, ISABEL learns to sing and play at an early age. "Music was a language fluently spoken at home", she says.

* In 1965, with the help of brother ANGEL PARRA, she founds the very renowned "Peña de los PARRA" - artistic center and "Art Lab" where started musical movement "la NUEVA CANCIÓN CHILENA" (New Chilean Song). Here, in the center of old Santiago, chilean icon VICTOR JARA (a young comedian and theatre director in those days !) took a guitar and started to sing traditional and original songs.
One of the biggest chilean legend was born !

* ISABEL worked and performed with VICTOR JARA, LUIS ADVIS and QUILAPAYÚN. Her first albums featured ballads drawn from South American sources, but as she traveled and grew older, so the artist became increasingly identified with the protest movement. "I've always used traditional rhythms and melodies. But I've handled them roughly and rearranged them into a new musical form. It was my concept of creativity".

* An impressive appearance at the 1972 Festival de la Canción de Agua Dulce (Lima, Peru) followed the singer's early performances and established ISABEL as a vibrant interpreter of traditional material. She won the first price with her song "La hormiga vecina".

* ISABEL PARRA is one of the most exponents of Latin american folk song. She was exiled from Chile after the 1973 coup and made many world tours as a messenger of Chilean politics and songs. She has now returned to Chile and is regarded as both guardian and developer of the Chilean folk movement.

* ISABEL has recorded more than 30 albums. She performed with the most famous south-american artists : SILVIO RODRÍGUEZ, LEÓN GIECO, INTI-ILLIMANI... She has received numerous awards and honorary doctorates for her work. In 1886, The Government of France named her "Officier Dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres." In 1988, back to Chile, she received the "Laurel de oro" as best popular artist. A must !

* ISABEL PARRA finds today a new audience among the young socially aware Chileans. She retains a deserved respect for her early, highly influential releases. She remains, largely through her achievements in the 60s, a giant of Chilean folk music.
ISABEL PARRA continues to speak and sing for peaceful solutions to violence in Latin America. But since many years now, she writes original songs blended with delicacy and poetry.