Inti-Illimani 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.

Biography by allmusic.com

All abums by Inti-Illimani

Cover	Album title	Year	Tracks	User rating	Preview
	Festival Del Huaso De Olmue 2006	2006	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Festival Del Huaso De Olmue 2006 by Inti-Illimani
	Pequeco Mundo	2006	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Pequeco Mundo by Inti-Illimani
	The Best Of Live CD1	2006	20	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Best Of Live CD1 by Inti-Illimani
	The Best Of Live CD2	2006	16	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Best Of Live CD2 by Inti-Illimani
	Historicos CD1	2005	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Historicos CD1 by Inti-Illimani
	Historicos CD2	2005	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Historicos CD2 by Inti-Illimani
	Musica En La Memoria CD1	2005	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Musica En La Memoria CD1 by Inti-Illimani
	Musica En La Memoria CD2	2005	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Musica En La Memoria CD2 by Inti-Illimani
	Viva Chile!	2005	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Viva Chile! by Inti-Illimani
	Instrumental	2004	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Instrumental by Inti-Illimani
	Lugares Comunes	2003	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Lugares Comunes by Inti-Illimani
	Viva Italia	2003	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Viva Italia by Inti-Illimani
	Grandes Exitos	2002	17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Grandes Exitos by Inti-Illimani
	Antologia En Vivo CD1	2001	21	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Antologia En Vivo CD1 by Inti-Illimani
	Antologia En Vivo CD2	2001	16	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Antologia En Vivo CD2 by Inti-Illimani
	Coro Infantil, Octubre 2001	2001	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Coro Infantil, Octubre 2001 by Inti-Illimani
	En Vivo Puerto Aysen	2001	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album En Vivo Puerto Aysen by Inti-Illimani
	En Vivo Santiago con Paco Pena y John Williams	2001	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album En Vivo Santiago con Paco Pena y John Williams by Inti-Illimani
	Antologia 1, 1973-1978	2000	18	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Antologia 1, 1973-1978 by Inti-Illimani
	Antologia 2, 1979-1988	2000	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Antologia 2, 1979-1988 by Inti-Illimani
	Antologia 3, 1989-1998	2000	14	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Antologia 3, 1989-1998 by Inti-Illimani
	Antologia 4, 1999-	2000	14	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Antologia 4, 1999- by Inti-Illimani
	Best Of Inti-Illimani, 1973-1987	2000	19	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Best Of Inti-Illimani, 1973-1987 by Inti-Illimani
	The Best of Inti-Illimani	2000	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Best of Inti-Illimani by Inti-Illimani
	Interpreta A Victor Jara	1999	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Interpreta A Victor Jara by Inti-Illimani
	La Rosa De Los Vientos	1999	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album La Rosa De Los Vientos by Inti-Illimani
	Sinfonico	1999	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Sinfonico by Inti-Illimani
	Amar De Nuevo	1998	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Amar De Nuevo by Inti-Illimani
	Lejania	1998	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Lejania by Inti-Illimani
	En Vivo En El Monumetal	1997	20	0,0 / 0 votes	View album En Vivo En El Monumetal by Inti-Illimani
	Arriesgare La Piel: I Will Risk My Skin	1996	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Arriesgare La Piel: I Will Risk My Skin by Inti-Illimani
	Cotopaxi	1995	17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Cotopaxi by Inti-Illimani
	Concierto Inti-Illimani Y Otras Historias CD1	1994	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Concierto Inti-Illimani Y Otras Historias CD1 by Inti-Illimani
	Concierto Inti-Illimani Y Otras Historias CD2	1994	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Concierto Inti-Illimani Y Otras Historias CD2 by Inti-Illimani
	En Vivo Con Patricio Manns CD1	1994	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album En Vivo Con Patricio Manns CD1 by Inti-Illimani
	En Vivo Con Patricio Manns CD2	1994	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album En Vivo Con Patricio Manns CD2 by Inti-Illimani
	The Best Of, 1994	1994	17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Best Of, 1994 by Inti-Illimani
	Andadas	1993	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Andadas by Inti-Illimani
	Conciertos Italia '92	1992	16	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Conciertos Italia '92 by Inti-Illimani
	Leyenda	1990	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Leyenda by Inti-Illimani
	Fortin Prat Valparaso CD1	1989	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Fortin Prat Valparaso CD1 by Inti-Illimani
	Fortin Prat Valparaso CD2	1989	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Fortin Prat Valparaso CD2 by Inti-Illimani
	Imaginacion	1989	16	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Imaginacion by Inti-Illimani
	Fragmentos De Un Sueco	1987	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Fragmentos De Un Sueco by Inti-Illimani
	De Canto Y Baile	1986	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album De Canto Y Baile by Inti-Illimani
	Inti-Illimani En Mendoza CD1	1986	13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Inti-Illimani En Mendoza CD1 by Inti-Illimani
	Inti-Illimani En Mendoza CD2	1986	14	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Inti-Illimani En Mendoza CD2 by Inti-Illimani
	La Muerte No Va Conmigo	1986	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album La Muerte No Va Conmigo by Inti-Illimani
	Canto De Pueblos Andinos	1984	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Canto De Pueblos Andinos by Inti-Illimani
	En San Francisco Con Holy Near	1984	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album En San Francisco Con Holy Near by Inti-Illimani
	Inti-Illimani En Berlin CD1	1984	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Inti-Illimani En Berlin CD1 by Inti-Illimani
	Inti-Illimani En Berlin CD2	1984	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Inti-Illimani En Berlin CD2 by Inti-Illimani
	Return Of The Condor	1984	14	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Return Of The Condor by Inti-Illimani
	Sing To Me The Dream	1984	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Sing To Me The Dream by Inti-Illimani
	Con La Razon Y La Fuerza	1982	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Con La Razon Y La Fuerza by Inti-Illimani
	Palimpsesto	1981	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Palimpsesto by Inti-Illimani
	En Directo Italia	1980	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album En Directo Italia by Inti-Illimani
	Gracias A La Vida	1980	14	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Gracias A La Vida by Inti-Illimani
	Cancion Para Matar Una Culebra	1979	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Cancion Para Matar Una Culebra by Inti-Illimani
	A Concert For Chile In Memory Of Victor Jara	1978	17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album A Concert For Chile In Memory Of Victor Jara by Inti-Illimani
	Canto Para Una Semilla Ft Isabel Parra	1978	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Canto Para Una Semilla Ft Isabel Parra by Inti-Illimani
	Desde Chile Resistimos	1978	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Desde Chile Resistimos by Inti-Illimani
	Chile Resistencia	1977	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Chile Resistencia by Inti-Illimani
	Hart Voor Chili	1977	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hart Voor Chili by Inti-Illimani
	5: Canto De Pueblos Andinos, Vol. 2	1976	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album 5: Canto De Pueblos Andinos, Vol. 2 by Inti-Illimani
	En Vivo - Edmonton, Canada	1976	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album En Vivo - Edmonton, Canada by Inti-Illimani
	Hacia La Libertad	1975	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hacia La Libertad by Inti-Illimani
	Konzert For Chile	1974	13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Konzert For Chile by Inti-Illimani
	La Nueva Cancion Chilena 2	1974	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album La Nueva Cancion Chilena 2 by Inti-Illimani
	Canto de Pueblos Andinos 1	1973	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Canto de Pueblos Andinos 1 by Inti-Illimani
	Primer Festival De La Cancion Popular	1973	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Primer Festival De La Cancion Popular by Inti-Illimani
	Canto Para Una Semilla	1972	17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Canto Para Una Semilla by Inti-Illimani
	Autores Chilenos	1971	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Autores Chilenos by Inti-Illimani
	Canto Al Programa	1970	22	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Canto Al Programa by Inti-Illimani
	Inti-Illimani (1970)	1970	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Inti-Illimani (1970) by Inti-Illimani
	A La Revolucion Mexicana	1969	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album A La Revolucion Mexicana by Inti-Illimani
	Inti-Illimani	1969	18	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Inti-Illimani by Inti-Illimani
	Si Somos Americanos	1969	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Si Somos Americanos by Inti-Illimani
	Por La CUT	1968	2	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Por La CUT by Inti-Illimani
	Voz Para El Camino	1968	2	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Voz Para El Camino by Inti-Illimani
	La Nueva Cancion Chilena		12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album La Nueva Cancion Chilena by Inti-Illimani
	The Bes Of Inti-Illimani		15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Bes Of Inti-Illimani by Inti-Illimani