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Los Mirlos
Peru cumbia 1970s ▶ 118K subscribers

Los Mirlos

Los Mirlos are a Peruvian cumbia band from the Amazonian town of Moyobamba, known as pioneers of the tropical, psychedelic style sometimes called cumbia amazónica.

Origins

Founded in 1973 with roots in Moyobamba, the band helped bring the sounds of the Peruvian Amazon to a national and later international audience.

The sound

Their music is Peruvian cumbia with a tropical, electric-guitar-driven sound that gives it a hypnotic, psychedelic feel.

Legacy

As one of the enduring names in Peruvian cumbia, Los Mirlos helped define the Amazonian branch of the genre and have found renewed audiences over the decades.

Signature song

La Danza de los Mirlos

“La Danza de los Mirlos” is the band's signature instrumental, an enduring anthem of Peruvian Amazonian cumbia.

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