Listening to Illapu’s songs is like hearing the whisper of the wind from the Andes.
The ensemble, founded in 1971 by four brothers from Antofagasta in northern Chile, became well-known for their cultivated rendering of Andean folklore and Bolivian rhythms, a fusion that later developed into the “Nueva Canción” movement.
In 1976 they released what was to become a huge radio hit in both Argentina and Chile, and they subsequently rose to fame for their guitar-based songs featuring strong vocals, pan flutes and enrapturing rhythms.
Exiled form their beloved Chile by the Pinochet dictatorship, they lived in France and Mexico till their return in 1988 where they were cheered by throngs of fans, and performed to over 100,000 people. Since then, Illapu have continued to produce folkloric explorative music with songs about love, life and justice.
Illapu return to Australia for their sixth tour in March 2013 headlining Womadelaide and performing in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Illapu 2013 Australian tour
March 1 Sydney
Lyric Theatre
Ticketmaster $89 less conc. 1300 795 267
March 2 Melbourne
Dallas Brooks Hall
Ticketek $89 less conc. 13 28 49
March 7 Brisbane
Tivoli Theatre
Ticketek $89 less conc. 13 28 49
March 8 to 11 Womadelaide
For more info and to book online go to:
www.illaputour.com
