Quelentaro
Chilean musical group; folk band
Quelentaro, previously Conjunto Quelentaro, was a Chilean folk music group founded in 1960 by brothers Eduardo and Gastón Guzmán. Original members also included José Leppe, Valericio Leppe, Eladio López and Arinaldo Álvarez.
Discography
Carpa de La Reina (1966, EMI Odeón)
Coplas al viento (1967, EMI Odeón)
Huella campesina (1968, EMI Odeón)
Leña gruesa (1969, EMI Odeón)
Coplas libertarias a la historia de Chile, Vol.1 (1969, EMI Odeón)
Judas (1970, EMI Odeón)
Cesante (1972, EMI Odeón)
Coplas libertarias a la historia de Chile, Vol. 2 (1972, EMI Odeón)
Quiebracanto, tiempo de amor (1975)
Tiempo de amor (1976, EMI Odeón)
Qué de caminos (1977, EMI Odeón)
Buscando siembra (1979, EMI Odeón)
Lonconao (1982)
Reverdeciendo (1983)
Aquiebracanto (1985)
En Vivo (released 1988, recorded in 1985, live at the Teatro Gran Palace)
Después de la tormenta (1989)
8 de marzo (1996)
8 de marzo, volumen 2 (2002)
Por siempre (released 2005, recorded live in 2003)
Coplas libertarias a la historia de Chile, Vol. 1 y 2 (new versions) (2007)
Coplas libertarias a la historia de Chile, Vol.
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