Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.409.12.65
Object Name
Poster
Title
Illapu Folk Concert Direct from Chile
People
Illapu
Events
Chilean Coup
Date
1980
Description
Poster advertising a concert by Illapu, a folk band from Chile.
The poster shows an image of the band in black and white, with the name "illapu" written above in red. Below is printed "Chile:" with additions made in pasted-on paper reading "Folk Concert Direct from" and "Wednesday 12 March 1980" with further information on the location (Friend's House, Euston Road), time (7.00pm) and where tickets could be found.
The Friend's House is the meeting place of the Quakers, a religious organisation who focus on peace and solidarity. The Friend's House was a key venue for concerts and events helf by the Chile Solidarity Campaign.
Illapu were a Chilean folk band who played Andean music. They went into exile from the repression of the Pinochet regime in 1981.
