Rising Above
“It’s not just music, it’s life. We sing and we play about our loves and our lives and it’s done with great joy and emotion."


Illapu are a Chilean folk and Andean musical ensemble that was formed in 1971 in Antofagasta, in northern Chile, by the brothers José Miguel, Jaime, Andrés and Roberto Márquez Bugueño. A later addition to the group was Osvaldo Torres.
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