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Illimani (Aymara and Spanish pronunciation:) is the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real (part of the Cordillera Oriental, a subrange of the Andes) of western Bolivia. It lies near the cities of El Alto and La Paz at the eastern edge of the Altiplano .
It was originally popularized by the Chilean groups Inti-Illimani and Quilapayún. A second version for the 1970 presidential campaign was written by Víctor Jara, on the same Ortega music. [2] 'Venceremos' is an example of the Nueva canción movement of Chilean protest music, which had been gaining momentum for much of the previous decade.
Inti-Illimani (Spanish pronunciation: [in.ti.ji.ˈma.ni]; from Quechuan Inti and Aymara Illimani) 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 song Venceremos (We shall win!), which became the anthem of the Popular Unity government of Salvador ...
Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department.It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo Murillo, protagonist of the revolution of June 16, 1809.
Cordillera Real looking north with Illimani (foreground), Wayna Potosí (upper left) and Mururata (on the right) A group of llamas grazing in the Cordillera Real. The highest mountain in the range is Illimani at 6,438 metres (21,122 ft). Other notable peaks are: [2] [3]
The foundations of the Chilean New Song were laid through the efforts of Violeta Parra to revive over 3,000 Chilean songs, recipes, traditions, and proverbs, [1] and it eventually aligned with the 1970 presidential campaign of Salvador Allende, incorporating the songs of Víctor Jara, Inti-Illimani and Quilapayún among others.
Max and Jorge began their musical career by playing Latin American music as a duet while studying at the Universidad Técnica del Estado in Santiago circa 1967, where they founded what became the first Inti Illimani ensemble. The name was inspired by the culture and folklore of South America to which Max wanted to pay tribute, and that is how ...
View history; General What links here; Related changes; ... Viva Chile was the first album by the group Inti-Illimani recorded while in exile. It was released in 1973