Los Jaivas [Import]

1. Pregon Para Iluminarse

2. Guajira Cosmica

3. Conquistada

4. Mae de Gente

5. Dia de Tus Dias

6. Tarka y Ocarina: Diablada - Trote - Kotaiki

Los Jaivas,Los Jaivas,EMI Int'l,Folk-Rock,Int'l & World Music,Latin,Pop

Average customer rating: A wonderful marriage of vibrant Chilean folk music and prog rock Fascinating blend of Peruvian folk and prog rock Five in an unique category...

Alturas de Machu Pichu Los Jaivas Manufacturer: Sony International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: La Maquina de Hacer Pajaros Serie de Oro: Grandes Exitos Todos Juntos Uomo Di Pezza Zarathustra ASIN: B00008EVPB Release Date: 1989-07-20

Tracks:

1. Del Aire Al Aire
2. Poderosa Muerte
3. Amor Americano
4. Aguila Sideral
5. Antigua America
6. Sube a Nacer Conmigo Hermano
7. Final

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful marriage of vibrant Chilean folk music and prog rock.......2007-05-26

This is absolutely fantastic late period progressive rock that presents a wonderful mixture of the English progressive rock style and Chilean folk music. It is worth noting that Los Jaivas originated in Chile; moved to Argentina; and then moved once again and recorded Alturas de Macchu Picchu in Paris, France during the summer of 1981; an album that many consider to be their masterpiece. Although the album was released in France and a number of years had elapsed in the time since their debut, Los Jaivas had lost none of the Chilean folk influence and it shines throughout the album.

The lineup on this album includes Gato Alquinta (vocals; electric and nylon classical guitars; ocarina); Mario Mutis (electric bass; guitars; and vocals); Eduardo Parra (electric piano; mini moog synthesizer); Claudio Parra (piano; electric piano; mini-moog synthesizer); and Gabriel Parra (drums and percussion). All of the band members are excellent players on both the traditional instruments (ocarina) and the "cutting edge" instruments (mini-moog). The keyboardists are excellent and really dominate the overall sound. With respect to the vocals (in Spanish), they are very good and the vocal harmonies are also quite nice.

The seven tracks on the album range in length from 2'14" to 11'13". Musically, this is a great prog album and features excellent ensemble work; melodies; harmonies; and sophisticated arrangements - In short everything you would expect from a prog album released in 1975, not 1981. There are some spacey sections too, with very haunting melodies that are especially nice. Although a prog fan, it is the traditional Chilean music that gets me excited - it is vibrant and rich and let's face it, a welcome change of pace. Much to my delight, there are a few tunes on the album that place far more emphasis on the colorful and bouncy textures of Chilean music than English prog.

All in all, this is yet another gem of progressive rock and presents a unique twist on the standard prog rock theme. Other albums by Los Jaivas that are highly recommended include Cancion del Sur (1977).

Fascinating blend of Peruvian folk and prog rock.......2006-07-08

Los Jaivas is well known in Chile, where they originated. They spent their years in exile in Argentina and in France when Chile was under the Pinochet dictatorship. In 1981, while in France, the band recorded what many regarded as their high point, Alturas de Macchu Picchu, which is even more surprising, given the band already had a decade's worth of albums behind them, and most bands who started recording in the early '70s had already seen their best days by the late '70s. Not to mention this was 1981 most people thought prog rock was dead and buried, the United States gave us MTV, England gave us the New Romantic movement that spawned groups like Duran Duran. And let's not forget how many of the major prog bands either disappeared, or turned away from prog (Yes and ELP broke up, Genesis released Abacab which was their most mainstream and commercial album to date).

This album was based on the poetry of Pablo Neruda, who in 1945 wrote the epic poem Alturas de Macchu Picchu which documented his stay at those famous Peruvian ruins. Pablo Neruda was highly acclaimed and well respected in Chile (although not necessarily for his political views, since he was openly communist, unfortunately, when Pinochet came to power, Neruda's works were banned. Neruda died in 1973 within days of Pinochet coming to power).

Los Jaivas was truly original, no cloning of Yes or Genesis here, they gave prog rock a uniquely South American flavor. Many other Latin American prog rock bands, like those from neighboring Argentina tended to copy the European sound (not that I have anything against that, as albums like Crucis' Los Delirios del Mariscal and Espiritu's Crisalida are highly recommended). When this album was recorded, the group consisted of guitarist/bassist/vocalist Gato Alquinta, bassist/guitarist Mario Mutis, keyboardist Eduardo Parra, keyboardist Claudio Parra, and drummer Gabriel Parra. Each of these members were also credited to playing various traditional Andean folk instruments (panpipes, quena), South American percussion, and a five-string guitar-like instrument that originated in Puerto Rico called the Cuatro. Imagine the traditional prog rock gear (guitar, drums, Mini Moog synthesizer) with panpipes, Andean flutes, and various stringed instruments from Latin America, and this is what you get. "Del Aire Al Aire" is the opening cut, a short experimental piece with ocarina and panpipes, with droning synths that almost sound like a didgeridoo. Then comes the epic "La Poderosa Muerte", which is pehaps the finest demonstration of Peruvian folk with prog. Plenty of that Andean feel, makes you feel you're at Machu Picchu itself, but with those extended progressive passages. "Amor Americano", for some reason, ended up reminding me of the Spanish band Ibio (who in 1978 released the album Cuevas de Altamira), perhaps because the synth sound was quite similar, and both band explored ethnic styles in a prog context. "Antigua America" shows that Andean folk music can be combined with harpsichord, while the ending "Final" features piano, played in an almost Tony Banks-type fashion. The vocals are an acquired taste, Gato Alquinta does tend to have a rather dramatic voice, like many of those prog rock bands from Spain. In fact I can't help but be reminded of Lily Alegria of Ibio who had that similar dramatic voice. "Sube a Nacer Conmigo Hermano" is the one piece I can't really call progressive, in fact it sounds a bit too close to traditional Latin music for my liking, for some reason it has a salsa feel, and of course Los Jaivas is not Cuban or Puerto Rican (although they did use a cuatro). I understand their following album, Ancongagua (1982) is not particularly progressive, but their follow up, Obras de Violeta Parra (1984) is said to be progressive, and usually regarded as their best right up there with Alturas de Macchu Picchu.

I highly recommend this album to those who want something different with their prog, especially those who fancy the idea of Andean music influences in their prog.

Five in an unique category..........2005-09-18

Lyrics: Extracts from a poem of Pablo Neruda (Chilean poet, Nobel Prize 1971), inspired in the archaelogycal ruins of Inca's city Macchu Picchu, located in Peru.
Music: Los Jaivas(1981).
Style: A problem. But you might considere these aspects: a serious influence of progressive rock -in fact, the composition of the band is, basically, electric guitar, bass, keyboards, piano and drums-, and a mixture of rhythms and instruments of the native cultures from Los Andes -highlands, "Altiplano"- and, also, others, included one of the most typical instruments of Mapuche: Trutruka (you can hear the sound of this primitive horn or trumpet in the beginning of the second theme).
From other angle, perhaps the climax of a great career of this refreshing, unique and ever present chilean band, now transformed in a living - classic.
You can really enjoy this album if you like progressive music, ethnical, or also if you have been in those magic places!

Average customer rating:

Serie de Oro: Grandes Exitos Los Jaivas Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Todos Juntos Alturas de Machu Pichu ASIN: B000268R9S Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

1. Pregon Para Iluminarse
2. Mambo de Machaguay
3. Guajira Cosmica
4. Cancion Para Los Pajaros
5. Mar de Gente
6. Dum Dum Tambora
7. Tarka y Ocarina
8. Danza
9. En La Cumbre de un Cerro
10. Sueno del Inca
11. Conquistadora
12. Bebida Magica

Average customer rating: El espiritu de una epoca. Segundo disco de los Jaivas, una edición deplorable A very Nice CD to begin listening Los Jaivas some minutes of original music If you like Metallica, avoid this CD

Todos Juntos Los Jaivas Manufacturer: Ans Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Latin Music | International | Styles | Music | Compilations | Afro Brazilian | Bolero | Brazilian Jazz | Cuban | Flamenco | Latin Jazz | Mambo | Mariachi | Merengue | Salsa | Samba | Tango | Tejano General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Serie de Oro: Grandes Exitos Alturas de Machu Pichu ASIN: B000008R8H Release Date: 1994-04-13

Tracks:

1. Marcha Al Interior Del Espiritu
2. Todos Juntos
3. La Quebra Del Afi
4. Los Caminos Que Se Habren
5. Mira Ninita
6. Ayer Cache
7. Corre Que Te Pillo
8. Indio Hermano
9. El Pasillo Del Condor

Customer Reviews:

El espiritu de una epoca........2000-09-18

Para mucha gente, incluyendome, este album significa mucho más que música. En el están encerrados muchos recuerdos y emociones. Pero es una emoción que cruza fronteras, ya sean estas geograficas o idiomaticas. Si se quiere aprender más sobre la música en es español, este es uno de los mejores lugares donde empezar.

Tengan este disco en sus manos y verán que no estoy mintiendo.

Segundo disco de los Jaivas, una edición deplorable.......2000-07-24

Los Jaivas, ex High Bass, hicieron una autoproduccción llamada Los Jaivas(alias "El Volantín", 1970), de 500 copias, luego vino este disco que también se llamaba Los Jaivas (alias "La Ventana", 1973, sello IRT), con su habitual música improvisada y canciones que hacen historia. Pero después de 1973, tras el golpe militar las matrices del disco fueron destruidas, junto a otros trabajos de muchos grupos. Las copias que se hicieron después no eran de buena calidad, algunos temas de este disco vienen sacadas de copias de discos en vinilo, sin remasterizar, así no más. Al final no es buena copia del original. Los temas no corresponden al orden del disco original, hay temas de singles, y no se han hecho más copias que revisen los temas ni el orden original. En Chile se editó hace poco una versión remasterizada, pero aún así, pudo ser mejor.

A very Nice CD to begin listening Los Jaivas.......2000-02-15

This was the first important album made by the chilean group Los Jaivas. And it was (and still is)very important. Part rock, part andean folck, it's the beginning of a new style in chilean music. Here you have some peacks like the unforgetable "Todos Juntos", "Corre que te Pillo" and the very sensitive "Mira Niñita". But sometimes the performings are not as good as they can really be. Maybe it was because of the resources they had to record this album.

some minutes of original music.......1999-12-18

this is a one of the most original works of andean music, colours and sounds of fusion of folk and rock. This album includes some titles like "todos juntos" recorded on 1976, its really a symbol, or "mira niñita", a ballad with powerful energy. Los jaivas have many albums and if you are looking a new kind of music I recomended that and others like alturas de machu picchu (words of a great poet Pablo Neruda) or "trilogia" to discover the music of this amazing group.

If you like Metallica, avoid this CD.......1999-07-28

But if you like imaginative and very catchy Andean-influenced folk music, then you'll love this. My traditional tastes run to British folk (Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span) and progressive rock (Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf, Le Orme, Banco). This is one of the top 10 new recordings I've heard within the last, oh, 2 decades.

Average customer rating: A Killer album from a Killer Band!

Los Jaivas Los Jaivas Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00042Y86G Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Pregon Para Iluminarse
2. Guajira Cosmica
3. Conquistada
4. Mae de Gente
5. Dia de Tus Dias
6. Tarka y Ocarina: Diablada - Trote - Kotaiki

Customer Reviews:

A Killer album from a Killer Band!.......2005-07-21

Very creative band, highly recommended for progressive fans."Los Jaivas" is a very unique band, they mixed prog rock with SouthAmerican andean music. Their sound is very particular and hard to compare to someone else, yet pretty progressive.
This particular album is one their best works. Highly recommended for prog-fans, worthy for you collection, check them out! One of the best Latin progressive albums from all times!!!

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Mambo de Machaguay Los Jaivas Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00042Y86Q Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Pregara Iluminarse
2. Den Tus D
3. Sueel Iuca
4. Canciel Sur
5. Vida Mca, Ay S
6. Mar de Gente
7. Mambo de Machaguay
8. Dum Dum Tambora

Average customer rating: Great Album!!

Cancion del Sur Los Jaivas Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00042Y866 Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Vida Magica Az, Si!
2. Cancion del Sur
3. Cancion Para los Pajaros
4. En la Cumbre de un Cerro
5. Danzas
6. Dum Dum Tambora
7. Frescura Antigua
8. En Tus Horas
9. Mambo de Machaguay
10. Sueel Inca
11. Bebida Magica

Customer Reviews:

Great Album!!.......2005-07-26

This album is one the best works from Los Jaivas. The album originally was only the 7 first tracks. However, this edition comes with 4 bonus tracks, previously recorded as singles. In my opinion the bonus tracks are not as good as the real album. The 7 first tracks are part of the finest work of Los Jaivas. Check it out!!!

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SUENOS DE AMERICA MANDUKA-LOS JAIVAS ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000RB9XOG

Product Description

CD # 1- DON JUAN DE LA SUERTE 2- LA CENTINELA 3- DATE UNA VUELTA EN EL AIRE 4- TA BOM TA QUE TA 5- TRAGUITO DE RON 6- LOS SUENOS DE AMERICA 7 PRIMER ENCUENTRO LATINOAMERICANO DE LA SOLEDAD

Average customer rating: Not folk music, but folk - rock fusion Pure South American folklore

Todos Juntos Los Jaivas Manufacturer: Wea/Warner ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000098YKW Release Date: 2003-03-31

Tracks:

1. Marcha Al Interior del Espiritu
2. Todos Juntos
3. Quebrel Aj
4. Caminos Que Se Habren
5. Mira Ni
6. Ayer Cach
7. Corre Que Te Pillo
8. Indio Hermano
9. Pasillo del Condor

Album Details

Remastered Version of their 30 Year Anniversary CD Includes the Lost 1972 Track: "Ciclo Vital". The Chilean Folk-rock Band Became the Pioneers of their Music Style Debuting in 1971. Todos Juntos was their Second Album in 1972. A Year Later, Los Jaivas Led an International Festival, Called Los Caminos Que Se Abren, Playing Along with Argentinean, Peruvian, and Brazilian Numbers. They Later Decided to Settle in Buenos Aires and Then Moving to France Soon After. In 1978, Los Jaivas Performed a Historic Concert at Paris' Olympia Theater, Achieving Recognition Throughout Europe. The Folk-rock Number Returned to their Native Country in 1983 to Participate in Vina Del Mar Festival, Being Acclaimed by their Unconditional Fans. In 2001, the Five-piece Act Celebrated their 30th Anniversary with a Major Performance at Santiago's Estadio Nacional.

Customer Reviews:

Not folk music, but folk - rock fusion.......2005-02-28

Los Jaivas didn't develop the typical kind of music from high lands of peruvian, chilean or bolivian Los Andes (to compare, you can listen Inti Illimani, Los Kjarkas, Illapu, etc.). They took a diferent way, mixing the southamerican instruments, rythms and dances (most of them from Chile, of course, and not only from the north of the country)with rock style, arriving to a new, inexplored path. The first productions of this group -like "Todos Juntos"- shows only the begining of this process, and, like a genuine piece of those days (erly 70's), with hippie - psichydelic influence. Lately, they abandoned the improvisation (that can be noted in "Marcha al interior del Espíritu") and explored more the progressive constructions. Products of this evolution are two great albums: "Alturas de Macchu Picchu" (1981), and "Obras de Violeta Parra" (1984) -go for them if you like prog-.
Classic themes in "Todos Juntos" are "Mira Niñita", "Todos Juntos", "Indio Hermano".
A really great album, but not exactly folk music, or the best of the group neither.

Pure South American folklore.......2003-09-13

It is nice to be able to be the first to review this album. It is a historic record of Los Jaivas. It is some of the most heart felt Chilean folklore music. Also, very importantly on this album you get to see the true talent and craft all band members have and had. Guitarist Eduardo Alquinta and keyboard player Claudio Parra. This album will engulf you from the first track on through the rest of the album. It is the type of record which you can listen through without even thinking twice about turning it off. Brilliant music.

Of special mention are 'Oye ninita', 'Todos Juntos' and 'Indio hermano'.

If you are a newcomer to South american music in the folklore genre, Los Jaivas is one fo the more important groups. Being a native of Chile I invite all to try this album. It s very good.

Average customer rating: Real Chilean music represents! The very best of Los Jaivas Excepcional recopilacion

Obras Cumbres Los Jaivas Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000067IP5 Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. Foto de Primera Comuni
2. Todos Juntos
3. Mira Ni
4. Quebrel Aj
5. Tema de los Tlos
6. Donde Estabas T
7. Centinela
8. Ta Bom Ta Que Ta
9. Pregara Iluminarse
10. Conquistada
11. Vida Mca Iay S
12. Canciel Sur
13. Frescura Antigua
14. Antigua Amca

Tracks:

1. Sube a Nacer Conmigo Hermano
2. Aconcagua
3. Mambo de Machaguay
4. Violeta Ausente
5. Run-Run de Fue Pa'L Norte
6. Si TEst
7. Pro Errante
8. Hijos de la Tierra
9. Tren a Paysand
10. Litorale
11. Mamalluca
12. Tambo
13. Arrebol
14. Todos Americanos
15. Mar de Gente

Album Details

Popular Chilean Folk-rock Band on a Double-disc Set.

Customer Reviews:

Real Chilean music represents!.......2005-01-26

This is one of my favorite bands from Chile and this album is great, since it holds many of their hits. Mira Ninita is the most romantic song in the whole world and very beautiful as well. Please, if you would like to hear a different kind of "Latin" music, I would really recommend it.

The very best of Los Jaivas.......2003-02-03

This is one of the most amazing CD's I've never heard. Los Jaivas is probably the unique band in the world that has mixed the progresive and rock music with the rythms of the ancient amerindian cultures. It is not rock music at all but the rockers will be surprised to hear these songs (specially those corresponding to the early songs) and it is not andean music either but the people who likes this kind of music will be surprised too with the particular atmosphere created in these songs.
Los Jaivas have 40 years of development in expanding our perception of music and this CD means a very good way to enter to this beatiful world of Los Jaivas. If you wanna open your mind and your ears to a very unique music, don't hesitate and get it.

Excepcional recopilacion.......2002-09-16

Esta es una estupenda recopilacion de la discografia de Los Jaivas, musica mistica de los Andes. La grabacion es de excelente calidad. Los discos de Los Jaivas son dificiles de conseguir, al menos aqui en Gringolandia, lo cual hace de "Obras Cumbres" una codiciada gema. ¿Que se puede decir de la musica de Los Jaivas que no se halla dicho? La musica de Los Jaivas esta para mi atada para siempre a mi primer encuentro con la cordillera andina, "con toda el alma, dulzura mia..."

World Music:

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2. Love Songs [Import]
3. Lugares [Import]
4. Luminescence [Import]
5. Luna De Calabozo
6. Mi Fracaso Personal [CD-single] [Import]
7. More Great Moments in Vinyl History
8. My Village [Import]
9. Noche Santiaguera [Import]
10. Odyssey

World Music

world music

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Toru Takemitsu: Orchestral Works 3, Autumn, etc.

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The Way It Is [Clean]

Traditional Irish Music in America: The East Coast [Original recording remastered]

Uncanned: Best of

The Slap of Reality

The Virtuosity of Earl Wild

Virgin Voices Vol. 1: A Tribute To Madonna

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Vivaldi: Die vier Jahreszeiten (The Four Seasons)

Gladiator: More Music From the Motion Picture