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Los Jaivas

Band, *1963 CL
Rock, Folk and World

Los Jaivas are a Chilean folk/rock/progressive rock group/band. Los Jaivas appeared in Chilean music in 1963 as a progressive-rock-andino group, mixing rock with South American ancestral music. The Parra brothers met Mario Mutis and Eduardo "Gato" Alquinta in their childhood and joined to play music. They acquired fame in Viña del Mar, by playing at diverse parties and shows. The band took refuge in Argentina after the military dictatorship took over in Chile. In 1977; they headed to France, where they resided for a long time. The first major change in the band occurred in 1988 when Gabriel died in Peru in a car crash. His daughter Juanita took his place behind the drums. In January 2003, the main singer, Gato Alquinta, died in Coquimbo, Chile, of a heart attack while swimming in the sea. Gato's three sons soon joined the band to replace him: Ankatu (guitar), Eloy (saxophone) and Aurora (vocals). Aurora left shortly after, and Eloy died of a heart attack in 2004. Ankatu, however, is still a member of the band.

Members

	Claudio Parra p, ep
	Eduardo Parra
	Gabriel Parra dr 1947-1988 CL
	Mario Mutis b, voc *1947
	Gato Alquinta voc 1945-2003
	Alberto Ledo voc, cwb
	Juanita Parra dr, tam *1970 CL
	Aurora Alquinta voc *1975
	Carlos Cabezas vn, acg
	Julio Anderson acg, b
	Pájaro Canzani voc, g *1953 UY
	Eloy Alquinta as 1971-2004 CL
	Ankatu Alquinta eg
	Fernando Flores b, bgo, cwb