Originally hailing from the San Martin district, a region of northestern Peru that is about half-way between capital city Lima and capital city of Quito, Ecuador, the group who came to be Los Mirlos (The Blackbirds) brought the chicha sound to Lima in 1971. Chicha, as mentioned a few times on here, came about from the Andean mountain music fused with the fiery Colombian cumbia that was gaining popularity in Lima.
Forming in 1968 under the name Los Saetas (The Bolts), brothers Jorge and Carlos Rodriguez Grández incorporated the jungle sound popularized by groups like Juaneco and Sus Combo with a unique use of guitars and accordians. The accordian was mostly dropped en route to Lima and the band is remembered for their reverb-heavy surf guitar rock over a steady cumbia beat and regionally proud lyrics.
The influential guitar work on "La Danza de Los Mirlos" ("The Dance of Los Mirlos") is the unofficial cumbia guitar anthem until today.
Download "La Danza de Los Mirlos" - Los Mirlos
The distinctive melody can be found in many fan versions all over Youtube. Here's a little punk clip by an unknown Peruvian band:
And some bedroom rock!
Taking on a more pointed political and joking approach, "La Danza Del Petrolero" ("The Dance of the Petrol/Oilman") portray oil hungry folks as buffoons.
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