Los Jaivas
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Chile
- Born: August 15, 1963 in Viña del Mar, ValparaÃso, Chile
- Active: 1963 - present
Biography
Los Jaivas (1963 - ) is a well-known Chilean folk/progressive rock band. The Parra brothers (Gabriel, drums Claudio, piano, and Eduardo, electric piano) met Mario Mutis (bass) and Eduardo "Gato" Alquinta (guitars and lead vocals) in their childhood and started to play music for fun. They became prominent in Viña del Mar, playing at many gigs with a bossa-nova/bolero style. The former name of the band was High & Bass. However, most of their fans believed they were called "Jaibas" (crabs).
Genres
Los Jaivas Discography
- Los Jaivas [El volantÃn] (1971) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- Los Jaivas [El indio] (1975) - Album - rated 4.51/5
- Canción del sur (1977) - Album - rated 4.02/5
- Alturas de Macchu Picchu (1981) - Album - rated 4.52/5
- Alturas de Machu Pichu (1981) - Album - rated 4.29/5
- Aconcagua (1982) - Album - rated 4.04/5
- Obras de Violeta Parra (1984) - Album - rated 4.01/5
- Alturas de Macchu Picchu en concierto (1999) - Album - rated 3.95/5
- Obras Sinfonicas Volumen 1 : Mamalluca (1999) - Album - rated 3.74/5
Members
- Claudio Parra - keyboards, piano, accordion, vocals (1963–Present)
- Mario Mutis - bass guitar, vocals, guitar, percussion (1963–1975; 1979–1985; 1996–Present)
- Juanita Parra - drums, percussion (1990–Present)
- Carlos Cabezas - vocals, charango, violin, flute, quena, zampoña (1998–Present)
- Francisco Bosco - saxophone, organ, quena, zampoña (2004–Present)
- Alan Reale - guitar, vocals (2013–Present)
- Eduardo Parra - keyboards, organ, percussion (1963–2009)
- Eduardo "Gato" Alquinta - vocals, guitar, flute, quena, zampoña (1963–2003)
- Gabriel Parra - drums, percussion (1963–1988)
- Alberto Ledo - quena, charango, zampoña (1975–1980)
- Carlos "Pájaro" Canzani - bass guitar, guitar (1975–1979; 1985–1988)
- Fernando Flores - bass guitar (1988–1995)