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.
Top songs
- 1
La Danza de los Mirlos ★
Cumbia Amazonica · 2014
- 2
El Milagro Verde
Lo Mejor de Los Mirlos · 2015
- 3
Sonido Amazónico
Cumbia Amazonica · 2014
- 4
Muchachita del Oriente
Cumbia Amazonica · 2014
- 5
Lamento en la Selva
Abducción Amazónica · 2000