Name Nelson Schwenke Active from 1978 | Role Musical Group Albums Schwenke y Nilo, Vol. 1 | |
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Similar Santiago del nuevo extremo, Eduardo Peralta, Sol y Lluvia, Chilean rock, Osvaldo Torres | ||
El Viaje - Homenaje a Nelson Schwenke [Vivas Voces 2012]
Nelson Schwenke was part of the Chilean musical duo Schwenke und Nilo, forming in the Chilean city of Valdivia in 1978. The other half of the duo is Marcelo Nilo. Nelson and Marcelo met at the Universidad Austral de Chile during the turbulent 1970's in Chile. The group's first compositions where written by Schwenke, with musical arrangements by Nilo.
The groups lyrics were highly critical of the military regime in power at the time in Chile, but are also relevant to the culture of southern Chile, and to the common rights of human dignity, work, family, friendship, the community, and connections to nature and the environment. Due to this, Schwenke und Nilo are a transcendental group in the style of the Chilean ballad and "Canta Nueva". They have received Gold and Platinum status for record sales, but have also been recognized with the distinction of Cultural Ambassadors of Southern Chile by the government of the Region de los Lagos (2003).
Nelson Schwenke died on June 22, 2012, as the result of a motor vehicle accident, he was hit by a vehicle in Santiago de Chile.