Inti illimani gallery

The Inti-illimani is one of a few Chilean folk bands known in many parts of the world. In Italy during the 70s and 80s were very famous and this is because they were a dedicated group of very talented musicians. Italy and its people seduced them and as a result their music flourished. Millions of Italians knew their songs. Many played their Chilean and Latin American songs. Even today the new generation of Italians knows who they are because their parents played inti's music at their home. Years ago the great Dario Fo paid a visit to the Italian consulate in Edinburgh and I was there and knowing that I was a Chilean had no problem to accept my invitation to have a picture taken with him. Dario Fo knew about the atrocities of the Pinochet regime and the music of Inti-illimani. The band is linked directly to the new song movements of the 70s in Chile. The group came several times to play for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and my wife and I were always asked to help them with their concert. The band represented so much for our community of Chileans in Scotland and I got to know them well. I like them very much as they not only were fantastic musicians but because they were a bunch of very nice people. Scots musicians, singer Holly Near, the flamenco Spanish guitarist Paco Peña, Australian classical guitarist John Williams... The Inti-Illimani demonstrated to us that after an exhausting performance there was still room for them to continue to sing "boleros" and love songs at the home of Jan Fairley, the musicologist. For me it was a real fiesta as Dave Richarson from the famous Scottish folk band Boys of the Lough and I could join in. In some of the picture we can see John Williams enjoying himself beside Jan. Click here for an old interview with them by Jan Fairley.

1983 Rome, Thanks from Marcelo
Coulon of the Inti

1983, Edinburgh , Assembly Rooms

1983, Edinburgh

1984, Inti, Edinburgh's Play House

1985, Edinburgh

1985, Edinburgh

1986, Edinburgh

1986, Edinburgh ,

A post card from Rome and from
Horacio Duran

Carlos and Dario Fo

Galo's Salsa Celtica, Inti Illimani

Edinburgh The Inti and the American
singer Holly Near

Edinburgh, The Scotsman 1986

Edinburgh, Loro Salinas seating
on my stool

Edinburgh, The whole band

Jorge Coulon and Loro Salinas
Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Max Berrux

Edinburgh Cueca dance

We are at Jan's Fairley home after the
Inter had played a concert. Below I
with Loro Salinas

Top J. Wiiliams and Jan,below Dave Richarson from the Boys of the Lough

All of us singing boleros at Jan's
home Singing

The Classical guitarist John. Williams
at Jan's home