Juaneco y Su Combo

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Juaneco y Su Combo is a Peruvian cumbia band formed in Pucallpa, Peru in 1966.[1]

History

Juaneco y Su Combo was originally founded by the amateur saxophonist Juan Wong Paredes as Juaneco y su Conjunto. In 1969, Paredes handed over control of the band to his son, Juan Wong Popolizio, who subsequently renamed it "Juaneco y su Combo".[2][3] During the early 1970's, the band's popularity peaked, and they became one of the most innovative Peruvian cumbia bands at the time[1] and a pioneer in the jungle cumbia genre.[4] The band's members performed in headgear made from parrot feathers and cotton tunics, similar to the Shipibo people of Peru. In 1977, five of the band's members died in a plane crash.[5]

Discography

  • Masters of Chicha Vol. 1 (Barbès, 2008)

References

  1. 1 2 "Juaneco y Su Combo Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Sole, Deanne (15 January 2009). "Masters of Chicha Vol. 1 Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Juaneco y su Combo". Barbes Records. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Weekes, Jabbari (10 December 2013). "The Birth of Jungle Cumbia Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Denselow, Robin (12 December 2013). "Juaneco Y Su Combo: The Birth of Jungle Cumbia – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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