Quilapayún

Chilean group shaped in 1965 by Julio Carrasco, Eduardo Carrasco, and Julio Numhauser, later on joined up with by Patricio Castillo. Since its starting, Quilapayun’s lyrics had been inspired by sociable issues linked to its nation, merging them with autochthonous musical plans. In 1966, the music group came in 1st place in the Event de Festivales, liberating its first recording that same yr. Folk vocalist and songwriter Víctor Jara helped the music group by advertising Quilapayun’s music and producing the record Canciones Folklóricas de América collectively. By enough time Julio Numhauser made a decision to keep, Carlos Quezada and Guillermo Oddo became a member of in. As Chilean New Song’s ambassador, Quilapayun continued its first Western tour in 1968. When Julio Carrasco remaining, Hernán Gómez and Rodolfo Parada became element of Quilapayun’s brand-new lineup. Because of Chilean politics and social adjustments in the first ’70s, the group resolved in international countries for greater than a decade.