▁which ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁Chile an ▁city ▁of ▁Val div ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁other ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁du o ▁is ▁Marcel o ▁N ilo . ▁Schw en ke ▁and ▁N ilo ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁Universidad ▁Austral ▁de ▁Chile . ▁The ▁group ' s ▁first ▁compos itions ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁Schw en ke , ▁with ▁musical ▁arrang ements ▁by ▁N ilo . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁group ' s ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁regime ▁in ▁power ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁Chile , ▁but ▁are ▁also ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁southern ▁Chile . ▁Other ▁them es ▁include ▁human ▁rights , ▁human ▁dign ity , ▁work , ▁family , ▁friendship , ▁the ▁community , ▁and ▁connections ▁to ▁nature ▁and ▁the ▁environment . ▁Due ▁to ▁this , ▁Schw en ke ▁und ▁N ilo ▁are ▁a ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁Nueva ▁Can ción ▁Ch il ena . ▁They ▁have ▁received ▁Gold ▁and ▁Pl atin um ▁status ▁for ▁record ▁sales , ▁but ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁recognized ▁with ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁Cultural ▁Amb ass adors ▁of ▁Southern ▁Chile ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Region ▁de ▁los ▁Lag os ▁( 2 0 0 3 ). ▁ ▁Nelson ▁Schw en ke ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁accident ▁in ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Chile . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Date ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Ch ile an ▁mus icians