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Inti-Illimani

Formed:
1967 in Santiago, Chile

  • Genre: Latin
  • Active: '60s - 2000s
  • Major Members: Pedro Villagra, Horacio Salinas, Max Berru, Marcelo Coulon, Jose Seves, Renato Freyggang

Biography

For well over 30 years, Inti-Illimani (the name translates as "Sun God") has held a beacon for Chilean music, both the traditional folk styles and the more contemporary nueva cancion. Back in 1967 a group of students at Santiago's Technical University formed a band to perform folk music. Taking their name from the Aymaran Indian language of the Andes, they began playing traditional music -- something few did back then -- and quickly earned a reputation around the capital, becoming more and more adept on their instruments. By the '70s they'd grown into a political beast, taking on the nueva cancion (literally "new song") of many young groups, and being quite outspoken lyrically -- enough to be forced into exile in 1973, where they'd stay for 15 years. However, they refused to be cowed by the Chilean dictatorship. Basing themselves in Rome, Italy, they continued to record, and toured more heavily then ever before, earning a powerful reputation around the globe, and becoming very unofficial ambassadors of Chilean music, as well as opponents to the ruling regime. In addition to performing with a number of famous, political figures like Pete Seeger and Mikis Theodorakis, they were included on the famous 1988 Amnesty International Tour, along with Sting, Peter Gabriel, and Bruce Springsteen. It was, perhaps, their highest profile moment, at least in worldwide terms, and set the stage for their return to their homeland, where they've continued to be outspoken. While they've remained a force in world music, their career in the U.S. was hampered by the lack of any consistent record deal until 1994, when they signed with Green Linnet offshoot Xenophile. Prior to that, only a few of their 30-plus discs made it into domestic U.S. record bins. The eight-piece lineup remained stable until 1996, when Max Berru decided to retire from music after almost three decades, shortly after the group had been celebrated with a Best Of disc in Italy (not to be confused with the 2000 Best Of on Xenophile, which collected tracks from their last four releases only). Instead of replacing him, they've continued since as a septet. 1997 saw the band honored with a U.C. Berkeley Human Rights Award for their labors in the past. Since then, although they've continued to release albums and tour, they've cut back on their earlier hectic schedule, but also widened their musical horizons, as 1999's Amar de Nuevo looked at the complete spectrum of Latin roots music and its Creole heritage. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

Representative Songs:

"Angelo," "Antes de Amar de Nuevo," "El Hacha"

Representative Albums:

Imaginacion, Lugares Comunes, Hacia la Libertad/La Nueva Cancion Chilena

Similar Artists:

Nydia Rojas, Alejandro Fernández, Flavio Cesar, Rafael Méndez, Tom Zé, El Ultimo de La Fila, Maria Dolores Pradera, Guadalupe Pineda, Lucia Mendez, Miguel Mateos, Rocío Dúrcal, Nydia Caro, Miguel Bosé, Pepe Aguilar, Flor de Cana, Latin Breed, Marisa Monte, Huayucaltia, Milton Nascimento, Ivan Lins, Gal Costa

Influences:

Pablo Neruda, Victor Jara

Followers:

Savia Andina

Performed Songs By:

Patricio Manns, Horacio Salinas, Jose Seves
 
 
Wikipedia: Inti-Illimani

Inti-Illimani is a musical group from Chile, formed in 1967. They are perhaps the best internationally known members of the nueva canción movement. Their name means 'Sun of the Illimani' in Aymara. Illimani is the name of a mountain in the Bolivian Andes.

History

The group was formed by students at Universidad Técnica del Estado at Santiago, Chile in 1967. In 1973 as they were on tour abroad, Pinochet came to power. Having heard of the numerous extra-judicial killings of many fellow artists by Chile's army, they took up residence in Italy. They continued their efforts supporting Chilean democracy internationally; samizdat 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. They helped organize the voting down of the referendum that would have re-elected Pinochet. Recently, they were actually supported by Chile as representatives of Chilean culture.

In the past the group was musically led by Horacio Salinas and politically led by Jorge Coulon. 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 Horacio Salinas). 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. From 2005 there are two groups: Inti Illimani historical (José Seves, Horacio Durán and Horacio Salinas) and new Inti Illimani (Coulon brothers).

Membership

In 1968 Inti-Illimani's earliest membership consisted of:

Current line-up of the "New Inti-Illimani":

  • Jorge Coulon
  • Christian González
  • Daniel Cantillana
  • Juan Flores
  • Efren Viera
  • Marcelo Coulon
  • Manuel Meriño
  • César Jara

Current line-up of the "Historical Inti-Illimani":

  • Horacio Salinas
  • Horacio Durán
  • José Seves
  • Jorge Ball
  • 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
  • Pedro Villagra

Discography

  • Si Somos Americanos (1969)
  • Voz para el camino (1969)
  • Por la CUT (1969)
  • A la Revolucion Mexicana (1969)
  • Inti-Illimani (1969)
  • Inti-Illimani (1970)
  • Canto al Programa (1970)
  • Charagua/El Aparecido (1971)
  • Autores Chilenos (1971)
  • Nuestro Mexico, Febrero 23/Dolencias (1972)
  • Canto para una Semilla (1972)
  • Quebrada de Humahuaca/Taita Salasaca (1972)
  • Canto de Pueblos Andions, Vol. 1 (1973)
  • Viva Chile! (1973)
  • La Nueva Cancion Chilena (Inti-Illimani 2) (1974)
  • Canto de Pueblos Andinos (Inti-Illimani 3) (1975)
  • Hacia La Libertad (Inti-Illimani 4) (1975)
  • Canto de Pueblos Andinos, Vol. 2 (Inti-Illimani 5) (1976)
  • Chile Resistencia (Inti-Illimani 6) (1977)
  • Canto per una Seme (1978)
  • Canto para una Semilla (1978)
  • Cancion 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 Razon y la Fuerza (1982)
  • Imaginacion (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)
  • Arriesgare la Piel (1996)
  • Grandes Exitos (1997)
  • Lejania (1998)
  • Amar de Nuevo (1999)
  • Sinfonico (1999)
  • La Rosa de los Vientos (1999)
  • Inti-illimani Interpreta a Victor Jara (2000)
  • Antologia en Vivo (2001)
  • Lugares Comunes New Inti-Illimani (2003)
  • Viva Italia New Inti-Illimani (2004)
  • Pequeño Mundo New Inti-Illimani (2006)
  • Antología en vivo Historical Inti-Illimani (2006)
  • Esencial Historical Inti-Illimani (2006)

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