Canci贸n para matar una culebra
by Inti-Illimani
- Type: Album
- Released: 1979
- Label: EMI
- Country: Chile
- Length: 38:27
- Community rating: 3.93/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded in exile in Italy, 'Canci贸n para matar una culebra' is a triumphant expression of pan-Latin American solidarity and indigenous pride. The ensemble employs pristine vocal harmonies alongside traditional Andean instrumentation, blending exquisite musicality with fierce political defiance against the Pinochet regime. The release remains a profoundly moving pillar of the global Nueva Canci贸n movement.
Genres
Descriptors: Folk, folklore, acoustic, conscious, political, vocal-group, patriotic, instrumental, traditional, Spanish language, ensemble, flute, folk
Tracklist
- Hermanochay (3:50)
- Trigales (3:14)
- La Mar Cuando Est谩 Variable (3:02)
- Retrato (2:52)
- La Petenera (2:52)
- Sensemay谩 (Canto Para Matar Una Culebra) (3:26)
- Polo Doliente (3:07)
- Alla Viene Un Coraz贸n (2:05)
- Vuelvo (3:21)
- Derrota De Don Quijote (3:35)
- Angelita Huenum谩n (3:08)
- Samba Land贸 (3:55)
Credits
- Inti-Illimani - primary artist
- Marcelo Coul贸n - bombo [bombo leg眉ero], caja vallenata [caja], maracas, bongos, vocals
- Francesco Pignanelli - cello
- Horacio Dur谩n - charango, cuatro, violin, backing vocals
- Horacio Salinas - guitar, vocals, music director [musical director], written-by, arranged by, music by
- Jorge Coul贸n - guitar, vocals, tiple, sampona [sikus]
- Max Berr煤 - quena, sampona [sikus], guitarr贸n [mexican guitarr贸n], vocals
- Jos茅 Seves - vocals, guitar, quena, sampona [sikus], congas, music by, written-by