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Studio Album, released in 1989, Chile.

Het achtste album van deze Chileense Folk Progband.
Klinkt geheel anders dan hun landgenoten Los Jaivas en is eerder een mengeling van Folk en jazzrock.


CONGRESO are a progressive folk band from Chile that formed in 1969, but whose origins date back even further. The group arose from a union of the González brothers Patricio, Sergio and Fernando (along with bassist Stolen Fernando) from the 60"s psych band Los Sicodélicos; along with vocalist Francisco Sazo of the short-lived Chilean rock band Los Masters. While the result was a musical style that bore some features of the British psychedelic and progressive rock bands that inspired them, CONGRESO distinguished itself early on by employing native instrumentation in their music.

Unlike their fellow countrymen LOS JAIVAS who also employs some traditional Chilean instruments but in more modern arrangements, CONGRESO has fused elements of the traditional Chilean cueca dance rhythms and cultural themes along with native instruments to form a unique brand of South American progressive folk. 



Songs / Tracks Listing

1. El trapecista - 4:19
2. Un sueño perdido - 4:44
3. En todas las esquinas - 5:57
4. Para los arqueólogos del futuro - 5:21
5. Ese día... - 3:50
6. Canción por encargo - 4:31
7. Chatarras y cacerolas - 1:31
8. Cacharpaya - 4:58
9. Hasta en los techos - 3:37
10. En la matiné - 3:40
11. Cumbia - 2:54

Total time: 46:25

Line-up / Musicians

Sergio "Tilo" González / composer, drums, percussion
Francisco Sazo / vocals, lyrics
Hugo Pirovich / flute
Jaime Vivanco / piano, synthesizers
Jaime Atenas / soprano and tenor sax
Fernando González / electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Jorge Campos / electric bass, contrabass
Ricardo Vivanco / marimba, kat, percussion
Patricio González / violoncello

Children"s Choir of Jesualdo School (Juán Carlos Pérez conductor)