Inti-Illimani (; from

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)'' are an instrumental and vocal Latin American folk music ensemble from Chile. The band was formed in 1967 by a group of university students and it acquired widespread popularity in Chile for their song '' Venceremos'' (We shall win!), which became the

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of the Popular Unity government of

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. At the moment of the 11 September,

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they were on tour in Europe and were unable to return to their country where their music was proscribed by the ruling

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. In Europe their music took on a multifarious character, incorporating elements of European

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and other traditional music forms to their rich and colourful Latin American rhythms, so creating a distinctive fusion of modern world music. They are perhaps the best internationally known members of the

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movement. Their name means 'Sun of the Illimani': Illimani, in

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, is the name of a mountain in the Bolivian Andes and it means 'Golden Eagle'.

History

The group was formed by students at Universidad Técnica del Estado at

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in 1967. In 1973 as they were on tour abroad, General Augusto

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launched a coup d'etat and took power. Having heard of the numerous

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killings of many fellow artists by Chile's army, they took up residence in Italy, resulting in "the longest tour in history" for Inti-Illimani as they lived in de facto exile. They continued their efforts supporting Chilean democracy internationally; ''

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'' copies of their work continued to be widely distributed in Chile. In September 1988, days after they were no longer banned from Chile, they began touring Chile again, supporting the "No" side during the

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. In the past the group was musically led by

Horacio Salinas Horacio Salinas Álvarez (born 8 July 1951 in Lautaro, Cautín Province) is a Chilean guitarist and composer. He is cofounder and musical director of the Chilean group Inti-Illimani Histórico. He has a huge repertory of compositions that involve ...

and politically led by

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. However, in 2001 there was a controversial split of the group, which started when three key members left the group ( José Seves, Horacio Durán and

). They were replaced by Manuel Meriño (from Entrama), Cristián González and Juan Flores. Due to the importance of departed members, many called into question the ability of the remainder to carry on the Inti-Illimani name. Meanwhile, the three departed members started their own group they call Inti-Illimani Histórico. From 2005 onwards, there are two groups:

Membership

In August 1967 Inti-Illimani's earliest membership consisted of: * Horacio Durán *

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* Pedro Yáñez In 1968 Inti-Illimani's membership consisted of: *

(Musical director and main composer) * Horacio Durán *

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* Ernesto Perez de Arce Current line-up of the "Inti-Illimani Nuevo": *

* Christian González * Daniel Cantillana * Juan Flores * Efren Viera * Marcelo Coulon * Manuel Meriño * César Jara Current line-up of the "Inti-Histórico": *

* Horacio Durán * José Seves *

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* Fernando Julio * Camilo Salinas * Danilo Donoso Other members in the history of the group: * Ernesto Pérez de Arce * Homero Altamirano * José Miguel Camus * Renato Freyggang *

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Discography

;Albums *Si Somos Americanos (1969) *Voz para el camino (1969) *Por la CUT (1969) *A la Revolución Mexicana (1969) *Inti Illimani (1969) *Inti-Illimani (1970) *Canto al Programa (1970) *Charagua/El Aparecido (1971) *Autores Chilenos (1971) *Nuestro México, Febrero 23/Dolencias (1972) *Canto para una Semilla (1972) *Quebrada de Humahuaca/Taita Salasaca (1972) *Canto de Pueblos Andinos, Vol. 1 (1973) * Viva Chile! (1973) * La Nueva Canción Chilena (Inti-Illimani 2) (1974) *

Canto de Pueblos Andinos (Inti-Illimani 3) Inti-Illimani (; from Quechuan ''Inti'' and Aymara ''Illimani)'' are an instrumental and vocal Latin American folk music ensemble from Chile. The band was formed in 1967 by a group of university students and it acquired widespread popularity in ...

(1975) *Hacia La Libertad (Inti-Illimani 4) (1975) *Canto de Pueblos Andinos, Vol. 2 (Inti-Illimani 5) (1976) *Chile Resistencia (Inti-Illimani 6) (1977) *

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(various artists) (1977) *Canto per una Seme (1978) – Italian edition of Canto para una Semilla (1972) *Canción para Matar una Culebra (1979) *Jag Vill Tacka Livet (Gracias a la Vida) (1980) *En Directo (1980) *Palimpsesto (1981) *The Flight of the Condor (1982) *Con la Razón y la Fuerza (1982) *Imaginación (1984) *Sing to me the Dream (1984) *Return of the Condor (1984) *La Muerte no Va Conmigo (1985) *De Canto y Baile (1986) *Fragmentos de un Sueño (1987) *Leyenda (1990) *Andadas (1992) *Arriesgaré la Piel (1996) *Grandes Exitos (1997) *Lejanía (1998) * Amar de Nuevo (1999) *Sinfónico (1999) *La Rosa de los Vientos (1999) *Inti-Illimani Interpreta a Víctor Jara (2000) *Antología en Vivo (2001) *Lugares Comunes (2002)

Inti-Illimani Histórico

* 2006 – Esencial * 2010 – Travesura (with Diego "el Cigala" and

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) * 2013 – Inti Illimani Histórico – Vivir En Libertad () * 2014 – Inti-Illimani Histórico Canta a Manns

Live albums

* 2005 – Inti + Quila Música en la memoria (with

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) * 2006 – Antología en vivo * 2006 – Música en la Memoria – Juntos en Chile (with

) * 2012 – Eva + Inti (with

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)

Tribute albums

* 2009 – Inti-Illimani histórico. Tributo a su música * 2009 – Tributo a Inti-Illimani Histórico. A la Salud de la Música

Inti-Illimani Nuevo (New)

*2003 – Viva Italia *2006 – Pequeño Mundo *2010 – Meridiano *2014 – Teoría de cuerdas

Contributing artist

*''

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'' (1996,

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) *'' Unwired: Latin America'' (2001, World Music Network)

References

External links

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