Los Jaivas

Chilean folk-rock outfit Los Jaivas entered the domestic circuit during the 1960s, establishing themselves as originators of the genre before issuing their independent debut El Volantin in 1971. The follow-up Todos Juntos appeared the next year. In 1973 the band organized and headlined the multinational event Los Caminos Que Se Abren, sharing the stage with Argentinean, Peruvian, and Brazilian acts. They subsequently relocated first to Buenos Aires and shortly afterward to France. A landmark appearance at Paris’ Olympia Theater in 1978 brought them wider acclaim across the continent. The 1981 release Las Alturas de Machu Pichu, drawing on poems by Pablo Neruda, became a signature work. Returning home in 1983, the folk-rock ensemble took part in the Viña del Mar festival, where longtime supporters greeted them enthusiastically. Percussionist Gabriel Parra died in a 1988 car crash; contrary to expectations of dissolution, the group installed his daughter Juanita Parra on drums. Following the compilation Trilogia -- El Reencuentro, Sony Music issued Arrebol in 2001. Around that period the five-piece marked three decades together with a large-scale concert at Santiago’s Estadio Nacional.