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Ortiga

Band, *1974 DE
World, Folk and Latin

Influential folk, nueva canción, nueva trova, andean & pop music group from Chile, based in Germany. Formed 1974 in Santiago, they went abroad in exile, where they continue their career further, emerging as one of the most important and well known groups that represented then the resistence against the dictatorial regime of Pinochet outside Chile, and among the many comunities of exiled chileans worldwide to this time. Members: - Marcelo Velis (1974 – •). - Daniel Valladares (1974 – •). - Juan Carlos García (1974 – 1980). - Juan Valladares (1974 – 1980). - Mauricio Mena (1974 – 1980). - Carlos Mora (1975 – 1980). - Manuel Torres (1975 – 1990). - Arturo Arancibia (1975 – 1976). - Rodrigo Tobar (1981 – 1987). - Gonzalo Zambra (1982 – 1984). - Antonio Vásquez (1982 – 1984). - Freddy Herrera (1982 – 1984). - Cristian Goza (1985 – •). - Carlos Basilio (1985 – 1988). - Sergio Terán (1987 – 1989). - Rodrigo Fernández (1993 – •).

Members

	Rodrigo Tobar DE
	Sergio Terán voc, fl
	Luis Alberto Valdivia
	Manuel Torres voc, g, b
	Daniel Valladares
	Marcelo Velis voc, g DE
	Mauricio Mena perc
	Juan Valladares g, eb, fl
	Carlos Mora voc
	Juan Carlos García voc
	Carlos Basilio dr
	Gonzalo Zambra g, key
	Rodrigo Fernández b
	Christian Goza voc
	Arturo Arancibia