Los Mirlos

Los Mirlos (Spanish for "the Blackbirds") is a Peruvian cumbia band with origins in Moyobamba, Peru.[1]

Los Mirlos
Los Mirlos performing in Munich in 2018
Los Mirlos performing in Munich in 2018
Background information
OriginMoyobamba, Peru
Genres
Years active1972–present
Labels
Members
  • Jorge Rodríguez Grández
  • Danny Jhonston
  • Jorge Luís Rodríguez Pérez
  • Yván Marcos Loyola
  • Abel Ramírez
  • Carlos Fernando Rengifo
  • Genderson Pinedo
Past members
  • Julio Mau Orlandini
  • Raúl Pastor
  • Luis Lucho Ramos
  • Gilberto Reátegui
  • Tony Wagner Grández
  • Carlos Vásquez
  • Hugo Jáuregui
  • Manuel Linares
  • Juan Alarcón
  • Gilberto Chamorro
  • Segundo Gustavo Rodríguez
  • Roger Rodríguez
Websitewww.losmirlos.com

History

The band was originally formed when some of the band's founders moved from the town of Moyobamba in Peruvian Amazonia to Lima in 1972; they were signed by the record label Infopesa the next year and would go on to release nine albums and two compilation records with the label.[2] Their music bears influence from psychedelic and surf rock as well as cumbia,[3] with members of the band citing the music of groups such as Los Destellos and Los Chamas as important influences.[4] The band often emphasised their connection with the Peruvian jungle.[5]

The founding members of the group are:

  • Jorge Rodríguez Grández (lead voice)
  • Danny Fardy Johnston (guitar)
  • Gilberto Reátegui (guitar)
  • Wagner Grández (backing vocals, bongo)
  • Carlos Vásquez (percussion)
  • Hugo Jáuregui (timpani)
  • Manuel Linares (bass)

Discography

  • 1973: El Sonido Selvático, Infopesa 8043
  • 1974: El Poder Verde, Infopesa 8061
  • 1975: Los Charapas de Oro, Infopesa 8069
  • 1975: El Milagro Verde, Infopesa 8088
  • 1976: Tirense con la escoba, Infopesa 8097
  • 1976: Cumbia De Los Pajaritos
  • 1977: Tu Ñaña, Infopesa 8108
  • 1978: Cumbia Amazónica (compilation)
  • 1978: Internacionalmente, Infopesa
  • 1980: Con sabor a selva, Infopesa
  • 1980: Lo Mejor de los Mirlos (Vol. 1), Infopesa
  • 1980: Cumbia Amazónica vol. 2 (compilation)
  • 1982: Lo nuevo de Los Mirlos, Pantel
  • 1982: Tiro al blanco, Infopesa
  • 1982: Lo Mejor de los Mirlos (Vol. 2), Infopesa
  • 1984: Cumbia Thriller, CBS
  • 1986: El encanto de Los Mirlos
  • 1988: Los Reyes de la cumbia amazónica, Microfón
  • 1989: Con sabor a cumbia, Música & Marketing
  • 1990: La Ladrona, Música & Marketing
  • 1991: La Historia de Los Mirlos, Música & Marketing
  • 1992: Los Mirlos, with Raúl Pastor, Magenta
  • 1993: Pídeme la luna, Magenta
  • 1994: Minuto a minuto, Magenta
  • 1994: 15 Grandes Éxitos, Música & Marketing
  • 1995: Enamorado, Magenta
  • 1996: El amor hecho canción, Magenta
  • 1997: Como amiga, Magenta
  • 1998: La cumbia de los negros, Eccosound
  • 2000: Por siempre
  • 2010: Calidad sin fronteras
  • 2014: Cumbia Amazónica, 1972-1980 14 Éxitos, Infopesa
  • 2018: Corazón Amazónico

References

  1. "Los Mirlos: Cumbia Amazónica". Spectrum Culture. 28 August 2016.
  2. "Los Mirlos". Forced Exposure.
  3. "Pioneering Peruvian band Los Mirlos to hit Now That's Class". Cleveland.com. 19 September 2019.
  4. "Los Mirlos, creadores de la legendaria cumbia amazónica, llegaron con su sabor tropical a la urbe angelina". Hoy Los Angeles (in Spanish). 22 August 2018.
  5. Clark, Walter Aaron (2002). From tejano to tango : Latin American popular music. The Archive of Contemporary Music. New York : Routledge. ISBN 978-0-8153-3640-2.
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