Juaneco y Su Combo

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

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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

  • El Gran Cacique (Infopesa, 1972, 2018) [6] [7]
  • Masters of Chicha Vol. 1 (Barbès, 2008)
  • Legado: Colección Definitiva (Infopesa, 2019) [8] [9]

References

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