Los Mirlos (Spanish for "the Blackbirds") is a Peruvian cumbia band with origins in Moyobamba, Peru.
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. Their music bears influence from psychedelic and surf rock as well as cumbia, with members of the band citing the music of groups such as Los Destellos and Los Chamas as important influences. The band often emphasised their connection with the Peruvian jungle.
Some consider the music of Los Mirlos to be simply psychedelic cumbia.
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) In 2022, a documentary about the band titled Mirlo's Dance premiered at the 26th Lima Film Festival. It was commercially released on February 29, 2024, in Peruvian theaters. The documentary won the Best Documentary Feature Film at the 9th Trujillo Film Festival.
Discography
Studio albums 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 1977: Tu Ñaña, Infopesa 8108 1978: Internacionalmente, Infopesa 1980: Con sabor a selva, Infopesa 1982: Lo nuevo de Los Mirlos, Pantel 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 1996: El amor hecho canción, Magenta 1997: Como amiga, Magenta 1998: La cumbia de los negros, Eccosound 2000: Por siempre 2010: Calidad sin fronteras 2018: Corazón Amazónico
Compilation albums 1976: Cumbia De Los Pajaritos 1978: Cumbia Amazónica 1980: Lo Mejor de los Mirlos (Vol. 1), Infopesa 1980: Cumbia Amazónica vol. 2 1982: Lo Mejor de los Mirlos (Vol. 2), Infopesa 1994: 15 Grandes Éxitos, Música & Marketing 2014: Cumbia Amazónica, 1972-1980 14 Éxitos, Infopesa
Singles 1982: Tiro al blanco, Infopesa 1995: Enamorado, Magenta
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