Los Mirlos Explained
| Los Mirlos |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Moyobamba, Peru |
| Years Active: | 1972–present |
| Current Members: | - Jorge Rodríguez Grández
- Danny Jhonston
- Jorge Luís Rodríguez Pérez
- Yván Marcos Loyola
- Abel Ramírez
- Carlos Fernando Rengifo
- Genderson Pinedo
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| 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
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Los Mirlos (Spanish for "the Blackbirds") is a Peruvian cumbia band with origins in Moyobamba, Peru.[1]
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Los Mirlos: Cumbia Amazónica. 28 August 2016. Spectrum Culture. en.
- Web site: Los Mirlos. Forced Exposure. en.
- Web site: Pioneering Peruvian band Los Mirlos to hit Now That's Class. 19 September 2019. Cleveland.com. en.
- Web site: Los Mirlos, creadores de la legendaria cumbia amazónica, llegaron con su sabor tropical a la urbe angelina. 22 August 2018. Hoy Los Angeles. es.
- Book: Clark, Walter Aaron. From tejano to tango : Latin American popular music. 2002. New York : Routledge. The Archive of Contemporary Music. 978-0-8153-3640-2.
