Come on, Mirlos
Los Mirlos (German: The Blackbirds) are a Peruvian Cumbia group, from Moyobamba , capital of the San Martín region .
history
In 1968 a group of young people from Moyobamba, under the guidance of brothers Jorge and Carlos Rodríguez Grández, began to make music and thus to make the music and customs of their homeland known. They named their group Los Saetas (The Arrows). At the beginning they entertained the visitors of small parties with their singing, accompanied by guitar and accordion music.
Finally in 1971 "Los Saetas" went to Lima . There they joined the music group around Segundo Rodríguez Grández and Wagner Grández. Together they decided in the same year to change the name of their music group in Los Mirlos in honor of the black bird that also lives in the Peruvian jungle, which can even imitate human voices.
The founding members of the "Mirlos" are as follows:
- Jorge Rodríguez (vocals)
- Segundo Gustavo Rodríguez (Tumbas)
- Carlos Rodríguez (guitar)
- Tony Wagner Grández Aguilar (drums)
The international success
In the 1980s Jorge Rodríguez traveled to the USA to get modern sound equipment. The group became more professional, an electric organ was added, the guitar playing was improved and Jorge Rodríguez became the group's singer.
In the following years there were some tours of the Mirlos, for example to Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia. The song "La Danza de Los Mirlos" (the dance of the Mirlos) is also known as "The Cumbia Hymn".
Los Mirlos today
Los Mirlos are currently continuing to enjoy success across Peru. In the meantime almost 30 records, cassettes and CDs have been released.
Jorge Rodríguez, the leading head of the Mirlos to this day, has been an active member of APDAYC, the organization of song authors and composers in Peru, for several years.
Over the years there have been several changes in the members of the group. There are currently the following members:
- Jorge Rodríguez Grández (director, composer and author, vocals)
- Danny Johnston López (guitar, writer and composer)
- Jorge Luis (jr.) Rodríguez Pérez (musical director)
- Roger Rodríguez Pérez.
Many of her songs had (and still have) great success in Latin America, especially Argentina , where groups like Damas Gratis have "La Danza de los Mirlos" and also "El Lamento de la Selva" in their repertoire.
Singles
In their very long list of successes, Los Charapas de Oro , cumbia amazónica , and also the CD Poder Verde particularly stand out. The following are also known:
- El Sonido de los Mirlos (Eng. The sound of the Mirlos )
- Amor Tierno Cupid
- Lamento en La Selva (Eng. The Wailing of the Primeval Forest )
- La Danza del Petrolero (Eng. The Oil Worker's Dance )
- El Poder Verde (Eng. The green power )
- Tírense con la Escoba
- Eres Mentirosa (Eng. You are a liar )
- A Nelly (Eng. An Nelly )
- El Milagro Verde (Eng. The green miracle )
- Cumbia del Amor (Eng. Cumbia of love )
- Ay Cariño (dt. Oh my love )
- Muchachita del Oriente (Eng. The girl from the east (Peru) )
- El Curandero (Eng. The healer )
- Sabor a Selva (German taste of the jungle )
Web links
- official website of the Mirlos (Spanish)