Rapidly pulling his guitar strings, the singer fills in the quiet gap of the small room. He proceeds to hook the audience in with his mellow voice, something he’s honed since the age of six. “I started singing (since) I was a kid, firstly because my mom was a singer,” said Ricardo Parra, singer-songwriter from.
The story used to be told from the male voice, traditional and cultural memories were deprived of being told by female voices for many years and even more so from literature.
Library announces live musical performance by Chilean singer, songwriter and guitarist
Apr 15, 2021
The Little Falls Public Library is pleased to announce a live musical performance by the Chilean singer, songwriter, and guitarist Ricardo Parra, presented online via the Zoom teleconferencing application, Thursday, April 22nd from 7 PM to 8 PM. Mr. Parra is preparing a wide range of songs and styles for the virtual concert, from his own original works to the American standards, South American and English traditional, across such genres as folk, blues, classical, and bossa nova.
Mr. Parra’s passion for music started with his mother, herself a singer and guitarist, instilling in him a great love for that artistic form. As time grew, he learned how to express himself through melody and harmony until he eventually realized that his life work was to be interpreting the music of others and composing his own as well. His influences ended up drawing from a pool spanning the breadth of No