Los Jaivas

Los Jaivas is a Chilean folk-rock group from Viña del Mar.

Band History

The band was founded in 1963. The Parra brothers met Mario Mutis and Gato Alquinta know when they were children together and started to play music. With appearances at parties they were known in their city. The former name of the group was high -bass, but this was later changed to " Jaivas ". " Jaivas " sounds like " Jaiba ", a Chilean dialect word for " crab".

The group lived from 1973 to 1977 after the Chilean coup in Argentina, then they went to France and stayed there until 1981.

Discography

Studio albums

• La Voragine
• El Volantín (actually Los Jaivas )
• Todos juntos (also La Ventana, actually lot Jaivas )
• Palomita blanca
• Los Sueños de América
• El indio (actually Los Jaivas )
• Todos Juntos
• Canción del Sur
• Alturas de Machu Picchu
• Aconcagua
• Obras de Violeta Parra
• Si tú no estás
• Hijos de la tierra
• Trilogía: El Reencuentro
• Mamalluca
• Arrebol

Live albums

• Los Jaivas en Argentina
• Los Jaivas en Moscú
• Los Jaivas en Vivo

Best of

• Mambo de Machaguay
• En el Bar -Restaurant ' Lo Que Nunca Se Supo '
• Obras Cumbres
• Canción de Amor