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{{Short description|Chilean band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist |
| name                = Inti-Illimani
| background          = group_or_band
| image               = Inti-Illimani2(cut).jpg
| caption             = Inti-Illimani Nuevo (New) performing on 26 February 2007 (left to right): Christián González, César Jara, Manuel Merino and Marcelo Coulón.
| years_active        = 1967–2004<br />
[[Inti-Illimani Histórico]]<br /> 2004–present<br />[[Inti-Illimani Nuevo]]
| origin              = [[Santiago, Chile]]
| genre               = [[Folk music]], [[Andean Music]], [[Protest music]], [[Latin music (genre)|Latin music]], [[Contemporary classical music]], [[Avant-garde music]], [[World music]] 
| label               = [[Odeon Records|EMI-Odeon]], [[Picap]], [[Warner Music]], [[Xenophile Records|Xenophile]]
|associated_acts      = [[Violeta Parra]], [[Víctor Jara]], <br>[[Quilapayún]], [[Ángel Parra (singer-songwriter)|Ángel Parra]], [[Isabel Parra]], [[Luis Advis]], [[Sergio Ortega (composer)|Sergio Ortega]], [[Pablo Neruda]], [[Patricio Manns]], [[Illapu]], [[Daniel Viglietti]]
|website              = [http://www.inti-illimani.cl/  Inti-illimani (R) Website]
|current_members      = [[Horacio Salinas]]<br>José Seves<br>Horacio Durán<br>Jorge Coulón<br> [[Max Berrú]]<br>Marcelo Coulón<br>José Miguel Camus
|past_members         = (1967–1973)<br>Pedro Yáñez (director), Oscar Guzmán, Ciro Retamal, Ernesto Pérez de Arce<br>(1974–present)<br>Renato Freyggang, Efren Viera, Daniel Cantillana, Manuel Meriño, Christian González, Juan Flores, Cesar Jara
}}

'''Inti-Illimani''' ({{IPA|es|in.ti.ji.ˈma.ni}}; from <small>[[Quechua languages|Quechua]]n</small> ''[[Inti]]'' and <small>[[Aymara language|Aymara]]</small> ''[[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 (song)|Venceremos]]'' (We shall win!), which became the [[anthem]] of the [[Popular Unity (Chile)|Popular Unity]] government of [[Salvador Allende]]. When the [[1973 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 ruling [[Military dictatorship|military junta]] of [[Augusto Pinochet]]. In Europe their music took on a multifarious character, incorporating elements of European [[Baroque music|baroque]] and other traditional music forms to their Latin American rhythms, creating a fusion of modern [[world music]]. Their name means 'Sun of the Golden Eagle' in [[Aymara language|Aymara]].

==History==
The group was formed by students at the [[University of Santiago, Chile|Universidad Técnica del Estado]] at [[Santiago, Chile]] in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biografía de Inti-Illimani|url=https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2000&banda=Inti-Illimani|access-date=11 November 2020|website=[[CMTV]]|language=es}}</ref> In 1973 while they were on tour abroad, General Augusto [[Pinochet]] launched a [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|coup d'état]] and took power. Having heard of the numerous [[extra-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 the [[1988 Chilean national plebiscite]].

In the past the group was musically led by [[Horacio Salinas]] and politically led by [[Jorge 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]] and [[Horacio Salinas]]). They were replaced by [[Manuel Meriño]] (from [[Entrama]]), [[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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inti-Illimani Histórico|url=http://www.musicapopular.cl/grupo/inti-illimani-historico/|access-date=11 November 2020|website=MusicaPopular.cl|language=es}}</ref> From 2005 onwards, there have been two groups.

==Membership==
In August 1967 Inti-Illimani's earliest membership consisted of:
*[[Horacio Durán]]
*[[:es:Jorge|Coulón]]
*[[Luis Espinoza]]
*[[Oscar Guzmán]]
*[[Ciro Retamal]]
*[[Pedro Yáñez]]

In 1968 Inti-Illimani's membership consisted of:
*[[Horacio Salinas]] (musical director and main composer)
*[[Horacio Durán]]
*[[Max Berrú]]
*[[Jorge Coulon]]
*[[Ernesto Perez de Arce]]

Current line-up of the "Inti-Illimani Nuevo":
*[[Jorge Coulon]]
* Christian González
*[[Daniel Cantillana]]
* Juan Flores
*[[Efren Viera]]
*[[Marcelo Coulon]]
*[[Manuel Meriño]]
*[[César Jara]]

Current line-up of the "Inti-Histórico":
*[[Horacio Salinas]]
*[[Horacio Durán]]
*[[José Seves]]
*[[Jorge Ball]]
*[[Fernando Julio]]
*[[Camilo Salinas]]
*[[Danilo Donoso]]

Other members in the history of the group:

*[[Ernesto Pérez de Arce]]
*[[Homero Altamirano]]
*[[José Miguel Camus]]
*[[Renato Freyggang]]
*[[Pedro Villagra]]

==Discography==
;Albums
*Si Somos Americanos (1969)
*Voz para el camino (1969)
*Por la CUT (1969)
*A la Revolución Mexicana (1969)
*Inti Illimani (1969)
*Inti-Illimani (1970)
*Canto al Programa (1970)
*Charagua/El Aparecido (1971)
*Autores Chilenos (1971)
*Nuestro México, Febrero 23/Dolencias (1972)
*Canto para una Semilla (1972)
*Quebrada de Humahuaca/Taita Salasaca (1972)
*Canto de Pueblos Andinos, Vol. 1 (1973)
*[[Viva Chile!]] (1973)
*[[La Nueva Canción Chilena (Inti-Illimani 2)]] (1974)
*[[Canto de Pueblos Andinos (Inti-Illimani 3)]] (1975)
*Hacia La Libertad (Inti-Illimani 4) (1975)
*Canto de Pueblos Andinos, Vol. 2 (Inti-Illimani 5) (1976)
*Chile Resistencia (Inti-Illimani 6) (1977)
*[[Hart voor Chile]] (various artists) (1977)
*Canto per una Seme (1978) – Italian edition of Canto para una Semilla (1972)
*Canción para Matar una Culebra (1979)
*Jag Vill Tacka Livet (Gracias a la Vida) (1980)
*En Directo (1980)
*Palimpsesto (1981)
*The Flight of the Condor (1982)
*Con la Razón y la Fuerza (1982)
*Imaginación (1984)
*Sing to me the Dream (1984)
*Return of the Condor (1984)
*La Muerte no Va Conmigo (1985)
*De Canto y Baile (1986)
*Fragmentos de un Sueño (1987)
*Leyenda (1990)
*Andadas (1992)
*Arriesgaré la Piel (1996)
*Grandes Exitos (1997)
*Lejanía (1998)
*[[Amar de Nuevo (album)|Amar de Nuevo]] (1999)
*Sinfónico (1999)
*La Rosa de los Vientos (1999)
*Inti-Illimani Interpreta a Víctor Jara (2000)
*Antología en Vivo (2001)
*Lugares Comunes (2002)

=== Inti-Illimani Histórico ===
* 2006 – Essential
* 2010 – Travesura (with Diego "el Cigala" and [[Eva Ayllón|Ayllón]] )
* 2013 – Inti Illimani Histórico – Vivir En Libertad ({{ISBN|978-3-923445-73-8}})
* 2014 – Inti-Illimani Histórico Canta a [[Patricio Manns|Manns]]

=== Live albums ===
* 2005 – Inti + Quila Música en la memoria (with [[Quilapayún]])
* 2006 – Antología en vivo
* 2006 – Música en la Memoria – Juntos en Chile (with [[Quilapayún]])
* 2012 – Eva + Inti (with [[Eva Ayllón]])

=== Tribute albums ===
* 2009 – Inti-Illimani histórico. Tributo a su música
* 2009 – Tributo a Inti-Illimani Histórico. A la Salud de la Música

=== Inti-Illimani Nuevo (New) ===

*2003 – Viva Italia
*2006 – Pequeño Mundo 
*2010 – Meridiano
*2014 – Teoría de cuerdas

=== Contributing artist ===
*''[[The Rough Guide to the Music of the Andes]]'' (1996, [[World Music Network]])
*''[[Unwired: Latin America]]'' (2001, World Music Network)

==See also==
* [[El pueblo unido jamás será vencido]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/inti_illimani Inti-Illimani] on Twitter
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