Horacio Salinas is a Chilean guitarist and composer. He is cofounder and musical director of the Chilean group Inti Illimani Historico. He has a huge repertory of compositions that involves folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

, andean music

Andean music

Andean music comes from the general area inhabited by Quechuas, Aymaras and other peoples that lived roughly in the area of the Inca Empire prior to European contact. It includes folklore music of parts of Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela...

, protest music, world music

World music

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, fusion

Fusion (music)

A fusion genre is music that combines two or more styles. For example, rock and roll originally developed as a fusion of blues, gospel and country music. The main characteristics of fusion genres are variations in tempo, rhythm, i a sometimes the use of long musical "journeys" that can be divided...

, Contemporary classical music

Contemporary classical music

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 and many latin america

Latin America

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n styles and fusions. He has played with John Williams

John Williams (guitarist)

John Christopher Williams is an Australian classical guitarist, and a long-term resident of the United Kingdom. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award win in the 'Best Chamber Music Performance' category with Julian Bream for Julian and John .-Biography:John Williams was born on 24 April 1941 in...

. In 1973, his group was touring in Europe when Pinochet seized power in Chile, after which they had to stay in exile for years.

Solo

• La música de Horacio Salinas (1986 - Alerce)
• Trazos de cielo sur (1992 - Autoedición)
• Música para cine, vol. 1 (1997 - EMI Odeon)
• Remos en el agua (2003 - Warner Music)

As director of Inti-Illimani

• Si Somos Americanos - 1969
• Voz para el camino - 1969
• Por la CUT - 1969
• A la Revolución Mexicana - 1969
• Inti-Illimani - 1969
• Inti-Illimani - 1970
• Canto al Programa - 1970
• Autores Chilenos - 1971
• Canto para una Semilla - 1972
• Canto de Pueblos Andinos, Vol. 1 - 1973
• Viva Chile! - 1973
• La Nueva Canción Chilena (Inti-Illimani 2) - 1974
• Canto de Pueblos Andinos (Inti-Illimani 3) - 1975
• Hacia La Libertad (Inti-Illimani 4) - 1975
• Canto de Pueblos Andinos, Vol. 2 (Inti-Illimani 5) - 1976
• Chile Resistencia (Inti-Illimani 6) - 1977
• Canto per una Seme - 1978
• Canto para una Semilla - 1978
• Canción para Matar una Culebra - 1979
• Jag Vill Tacka Livet (Gracias a la Vida) - 1980 (con Arja Saijonmaa)
• En Directo - 1980
• Palimpsesto - 1981
• The Flight of the Condor - 1982
• Con la Razón y la Fuerza - 1982 (con Patricio Manns)
• Imaginación - 1984
• Sing to me the Dream - 1984 (con Holly Near)
• Return of the Condor - 1984
• La Muerte no Va Conmigo - 1985 (con Patricio Manns)
• De Canto y Baile - 1986
• Fragmentos de un Sueño - 1987 (con John Williams y Paco Peña)
• Leyenda - 1990 (con John Williams y Paco Peña)
• Andadas - 1992
• Arriesgare la Piel - 1996
• Lejanía - 1998
• Amar de Nuevo - 1999
• Sinfónico - 1999
• La Rosa de los Vientos - 1999
• Inti-illimani Interpreta a Victor Jara - 2000
• Antología en Vivo - 2000
• Inti-Quila. Música en la Memoria. Juntos en Chile - 2005 Inti-Illimani Histórico
• Antología en vivo - 2006 Inti-Illimani Histórico
• Esencial - 2006 Inti-Illimani Histórico
• Tributo a Inti-Illimani Histórico. A la Salud de la Música - 2009 (Obra Colectiva) Inti-Illimani Histórico