Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.409.12.55
Object Name
Poster
Title
Chile Solidarity Campaign Presents In Concert for Chile Quilapayun
People
Quilapayun; The Boys of the Lough
Events
Chilean Coup
Date
1983
Description
Poster advertising a concert by Chilean folk group Quilapayun to raise funds and awareness for the Chile Solidarity Campaign.
The poster is A3 sized, and white with black text, and a black band along the top and bottom with white text. In the top right corner is a design featuring the slogan "1973 - 1983 Ten Years of Resistance" around a Chilean flag. The poster reads "Chile Solidarity Campaign Presents In Concert for Chile Quilapayun + The Boys of the Lough". The concert was held on 1st May 1983 in London.
Quilapayun were a folk group from Chile, who were influential members of the Nueva Cancion Chilena movement. Their involvement in the left-wing music movement forced their exile from Chile followin the 1973 Chilean coup. They spent the following years in France, whilst touring countries to raise awareness for the plight of Chile and Chilean refugees.
