Jul 13 2007
A Conversation with Jorge Coulon of Inti Illimani
(Originally Published on LatinoLA.com on July, 12th, 2007)
Since 1967, the accomplished Chilean band, Inti Illimani, has created a historic musical legacy by fusing traditional Andean music with Latin America’s best known musical forms. As principal musicians in a cultural phenomenon known as Nueva Cancion, Inti Illimani has written and performed some of the world’s best known protest songs. Unlike many other musical dissenters, Inti Illimani experienced the opportunity of singing songs of …
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