Chilean folk music masters Inti-Illimani team up with the magical voice behind the chart-topping Cirque du Soleil’s Alegria soundtrack for a program that speaks to a universal audience.

• Formed in 1967 by university students in Santiago, the group was outspoken against the Chilean dictator and were forced into exile for 15 years. Based in Rome, their popularity spread and they became the unofficial ambassadors for Chilean music.
• French Canadian Francesca Gagnon rocketed to stardom when she became the voice of Alegria, a Cirque du Soleil production. The soundtrack climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard charts in the US for 56 weeks.
• Gagnon and Inti-Illimani met in 2008 during a performance in Montreal. They began touring together in 2009 and will release an album in conjunction with the 2010 bicentennial of Chile.