Sol y Lluvia is a

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musical ensemble A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, ...

formed in the 1970s by the Labra brothers. It became popular as a result not only of its music, but also because of its firm opposition to the dictatorship of

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. The band's music blends modern

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s (drum set, electric guitar, bass guitar, and saxophone) with traditional Andean or Chilean instruments, including the

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and zampona. Lyrics with references to peace, poverty, family and god earned him more than a few associations with the

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(which never really existed).

Members

Discography

Studio albums

* 1980: ''Canto + Vida'' * 1987: ''A desatar esperanza'' * 1988: ''+ personas'' * 1989: ''Testimonio de paz'' ( Alerce) * 1993: ''Hacia la tierra'' (Alerce) * 2000: ''La vida siempre'' (Alerce) * 2004: ''La conspiración de la esperanza'' (Universal) * 2013: ''Clima humana'' (Mastér Media)

Live albums

* 1982: ''Canto es vida'' * 1989: ''El aire volverá'' * 1990: ''Adiós General! Adiós carnaval!'' * 1992: ''Somos Gente de la Tierra'' (Alerce) * 2005: ''Vive!!'' * 2012: ''30 Años En Vivo!!!'' (Mastér Media)

References

External links

"Adiós Sebastián" - Domingo Familiar por la Educación. Agosto 2011
Chilean musical groups Musical advocacy groups {{Chile-musician-stub