Sol y Lluvia is a
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an
musical ensemble 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
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (, , , ; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being declared President of ...
.
The band's music blends modern
musical instruments (drum set, electric guitar, bass guitar, and saxophone) with traditional Andean or Chilean instruments, including the
charango and
zampona. Lyrics with references to peace, poverty, family and god earned him more than a few associations with the
Christian Democratic Party
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Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social tea ...
(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
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