Inti-Illimani | |
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.jpg) Inti-Illimani Nuevo (New) performing on 26 February 2007 (left to right): Christián González, César Jara, Manuel Merino and Marcelo Coulón. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Santiago, Chile |
| Genres | Folk music,Andean Music,Protest music,Latin music,Contemporary classical music,Avant-garde music,World music |
| Years active | 1967–2004 Inti-Illimani Histórico 2004–present Inti-Illimani Nuevo |
| Labels | EMI-Odeon,Picap,Warner Music,Xenophile |
| Members | Horacio Salinas José Seves Horacio Durán Jorge Coulón Max Berrú Marcelo Coulón José Miguel Camus |
| Past members | (1967–1973) Pedro Yáñez (director), Oscar Guzmán, Ciro Retamal, Ernesto Pérez de Arce (1974–present) Renato Freyggang, Efren Viera, Daniel Cantillana, Manuel Meriño, Christian González, Juan Flores, Cesar Jara |
| Website | Inti-illimani (R) Website |
Inti-Illimani (Spanish pronunciation:[in.ti.ji.ˈma.ni]; fromQuechuanInti andAymaraIllimani) 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 songVenceremos (We shall win!), which became theanthem of thePopular Unity government ofSalvador Allende. When the1973 Chilean coup d'état took place, they were on tour in Europe and were unable to return to their country where their music was proscribed by the rulingmilitary junta ofAugusto Pinochet. In Europe their music took on a multifarious character, incorporating elements of Europeanbaroque and other traditional music forms to their Latin American rhythms, creating a fusion of modernworld music. Their name means 'Sun of the Golden Eagle' inAymara.
The group was formed by students at theUniversidad Técnica del Estado atSantiago, Chile in 1967.[1] In 1973 while they were on tour abroad, General AugustoPinochet launched acoup d'état and took power. Having heard of the numerousextra-judicial killings of many fellow artists by Chile's army, they took up residence in Italy, resulting in "the longest tour in history" as they remained in exile. They continued their efforts supporting Chilean democracy internationally;magnitizdat 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 the1988 Chilean national plebiscite.
In the past the group was musically led byHoracio Salinas and politically led byJorge 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 andHoracio Salinas). They were replaced byManuel Meriño (fromEntrama),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.[2] From 2005 onwards, there has been two groups.
In August 1967 Inti-Illimani's earliest membership consisted of:
In 1968 Inti-Illimani's membership consisted of:
Current line-up of the "Inti-Illimani Nuevo":
Current line-up of the "Inti-Histórico":
Other members in the history of the group:
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