They were replaced by Manuel Meriño (from Entrama), Cristián González and Juan Flores. 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). In the past, the group was musically led by Horacio Salinas and politically led by Jorge Coulon. Also, their name was derived from “Nueva canción” (“New Song” in Spanish), the music style of Inti Illimani. They influenced Yeni Türkü, a Turkish group, during their debut album, Buğdayın Türküsü (Song of Wheat) in 1979. Illimani is the name of a mountain in the Bolivian Andes. Their name means ‘Sun of the Illimani’ in Aymara. They are perhaps the best internationally known members of the Nueva canción movement. In Europe their music took on a multifarious character, incorporating elements of European baroque and other traditional music forms to their rich and colorful Latin American rhythms – creating a distinctive fusion of modern world music. 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 Salvador Allende.Īt the moment of 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. Inti-Illimani is an instrumental and vocal Latin American folk music ensemble from Chile. Shadows of penalties, silences of forgetfulness Tito Rodríguez – Llanto de luna Llanto de luna lyrics Spanish – Llanto de luna