Santiago del Nuevo Extremo (band)

Santiago del Nuevo Extremo is a Chilean band formed in 1978, at Santiago, Chile. It was one of the most important bands of the Canto Nuevo music movement during Pinochet’s dictatorship. The band was named after the original name of Santiago de Chile when it was founded by Pedro de Valdivia on 1541.

Santiago del Nuevo Extremo
OriginSantiago, Chile
GenresFusión latinoamericana, Nueva Canción Chilena,[1]
Years active1978-present
LabelsSello Alerce
Associated actsInti Illimani, Fulano, Schwenke & Nilo [1]
MembersLuis Le-Bert
Jorge Campos
Pedro Villagra
Carlos Basilio
Juan Caballero
Past membersRaúl Sáez
Luis Pérez
Nicolás Eyzaguirre
Cristián Crisosto
Willy Valenzuela
Sergio González Morales
Jaime Vivanco

It has shared a stage in multiple occasions with Inti-Illimani, and some of its members would go on to found the jazz-rock band Fulano.[1]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1981 - A mi ciudad
  • 1983 - Hasta encontrarnos
  • 1985 - Barricadas
  • 2000 - Salvo tú y yo
  • 2011 - Leuda
  • 2016 - Santiago del Nuevo Extremo

Live albums

  • 2001 - Santiago del Nuevo Extremo en vivo

Compilation almbums

  • 1998 - Lo mejor de Santiago del Nuevo Extremo, vol 1
  • 2001 - Lo mejor de Santiago del Nuevo Extremo, vol 2

References

  1. MusicaPopular.cl. "Santiago del Nuevo Extremo". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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