Inti-Illimani from #Quechuan inti and / #Aymara illimani) is an - TopicsExpress



          

Inti-Illimani from #Quechuan inti and / #Aymara illimani) is an instrumental and vocal Latin American folk music ensemble from #Chile. The group 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 anthem of the Popular Unity government of #SalvadorAllende. At the moment of the September 11, 1973 Chilean coup they were on tour in Europe and were unable to return to their country where their music was proscribed by the ruling military junta. Their name means Sun of the Illimani in Aymara. Illimani is the name of a mountain in the Bolivian Andes. ¡El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido! (The people united will never be defeated) is one of the most internationally renowned songs of the Nueva Cancion Chilena (New Chilean Song) movement. The music of the song was composed by Sergio Ortega and the text written by #Quilapayún. The song was composed and recorded in June 1973 https://youtube/watch?v=PhpSwSBbdxM #IntiIllimani #ChileanMusic #Chilean #LatinoMusic #NuevaCancion tsu.co/LatinoMusicUK/24657727
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:24:46 +0000

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