Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.409.12.13
Object Name
Poster
Title
Pete Seeger and Quilapayun In Concert for Chile
Events
Chilean Coup
Date
1978
Description
Poster, advertising a concert in aid of Chile Solidarity Campaign and Chile Relief Fund, featuring Pete Seeger and Quilapayun, organised by Chilean Records.
The poster is purple, and features a raised fist holding ribbons of pink and blue. To the side of the image is the date of the concert "Tuesday 7th March '78" and the price of tickets. The concert was played at the Royal Albert Hall.
Pete Seeger was an American folk singer known from the 1960s as a prominent singer of protest music in support of disarmament, civil rights, workers rights and environmental causes. He was the brother of Peggy Seeger, another American folk singer who left the USA during the McCarthy Era, staying in the UK.
Quilarpayun were a folk music group from Chile, who found santuary in France during the Military Junta led by Pinochet, under which they would have been at risk of imprisonment, torture and death due to their connection to the Popular Unity Government that preceded the Junta.
