Facio santillan biography of abraham

Facio Santillan is an Argentinean flute player, specialising in the Quena.^[1] He rose to international fame in 1970 with his recording of the Andes folk anthem, El Condor Pasa, released initially as a single and later as a track on the Flutes of the Andes LP record series on the French label Riviera^[2]

The child of a large family, Santillan was born and raised in Santiago del Estero province in Argentina.

He began playing the “quena” as a young boy, developing his skills both technically and also in phrasing, tone production and vibrato.

From 1960, he played with the ensemble Los Amigos de Amambay, travelling and performing throughout Argentina and Spanish America.

In 1970 he was invited to Paris, France, to record a selection of Andes flute repertoire for Riviera, accompanied by a small ensemble usually consisting of guitar, bass and tambour. El Conder Pasa was released as a single and three albums followed under the French title Sortilég