Horacio Salinas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Horacio Salinas

Chilean musician

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1951

Place of Birth: Lautaro, Araucanía Region, Chile

Profession: composer, guitarist

Nationality: Chile

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Horacio Salinas Álvarez (born 8 July 1951 in Lautaro, Cautín Province) is a Chilean guitarist and composer.
He is cofounder and musical director of the Chilean group Inti-Illimani Histórico.
He has a huge repertory of compositions that involves folk, Andean music, protest music, world music, contemporary classical music and many Latin American styles and fusions.
In 1973, his group was touring in Europe when Pinochet seized power in Chile, after which they had to stay in exile for years.
He has played with many international musicians notably the Australian classical guitarist John Williams.