Track Listing

1. Preludio y Festejo - Inti-Illimani, Paco Pe�a, John Williams
2. Sensemaya - Inti-Illimani
3. Farruca/Huajra - Inti-Illimani, Paco Pe�a
4. Cronicas de Una Ausencia - Inti-Illimani, Paco Pe�a, John Williams
5. Alondras - Inti-Illimani, Paco Pe�a, John Williams
6. Juanito Laguna Remonta un Barrilete - Inti-Illimani
7. David of the White Rock/La Fiesta de la Tirana - Inti-Illimani, John Williams
8. Candidos (Candides) - Inti-Illimani
9. Tarantella/Canna Austina - Inti-Illimani, Paco Pe�a, John Williams

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15426 in Music
• Released on: 1990-09-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live

Customer Reviews

Guaranteed to stir your soul and get you moving!
Absolutely Beautiful! The live album, "Leyenda" is the first experience I've had with the Chilean band Inti-Illimani, and what an excellent one. The songs are all so moving. With a mixture of acoustic guitars, several percussion instruments, harmonious vocals, and a blend of many wind instuments, "Leyenda" presents itself as an exceptional piece.Several of the songs contain an Italian influence The guest appearance of the extraordinary Paco Pena is such a treasured bonus. My favorite track is (#1) Preludio Festejo, featuring another inrcredible musician, Horacio Salinas. My only regret; I wish I'd found this album sooner.

An amazing concert.
It really doesn't seem like 10 years ago, but I had the wonderful privilidge of seeing the Leyenda tour live. They actually started the concert with the second track on this CD, drenched in green light, making bird calls. It was like I was transported to a rainforest. And then the music began suddenly. What a way to get an audience's attention! The concert was twice the length of the CD, because they played a lot of their old favorites, which you can find on albums like "Fragments of a dream," "Imagination," and "Sing to me the dream." This is an absolutely wonderful recording that captures the feel of the concert. My favorites are "Juanito Laguna" for the touching lyrics, and "Sensemaya" for the sharp musical contrasts. The sonics are a little warm and fuzzy with a bit of a lack in the bass, which is probably just overcompensation for the fact that they recorded to a digital master. Most people probably won't notice this, however, and it really is quite listenable.

I am a long time Inti-Illimani fan, and have been listening to them since I was two years old. I have been to many of their concerts and met the group twice. This is definately one of my favorites. In the beginning, I bought all of my old Inti-Illimani recordings on casette, so when I found myself with a bit of extra change and a new stereo, this was the first one that I replaced with a CD.

As far as I'm concerned, the only thing that I got from the concert that can't be had from the CD was a chance to play Horacio Duran's charango backstage, and I count myself very lucky for that.

Tras la vivencia de lo máximo en nuevas sonoridades
La presentación en vivo en Colonia, con los grandes músicos como son los guitarristas John Williams y Paco Peña, consagran esta segunda parte de un trabajo que ya habian comenzado en FRAGMENTOS DE UN SUEÑO. El publico es tremendamente respetuoso en cada canción, sin interrumpir ningun tema, presentando la perfomance como un idilio de musica y pasion por el arte. Los temas enlazados que parten uno y terminan en otro, son impactantes por su delicada transformacion y pase sin violencia, o inusitado. CRONICAS DE UNA AUSENCIA es un relato sin palabras, pero decidor de fuertes sentimientos. Lastima que se hace poco al oido. Somos solo testigos de un gran momento y de un disco, que sabe ganarse un lugar en nuestro disqueria.