Los Orientales de Paramonga

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There were two different variations of Los Orientales de Paramonga, or simply Los Orientales. One was led by Maximiliano (Maximo) Chávez, the other by Víctor Ramírez, who was originally a member of Chávez's group. Paramonga is a city in the north of Peru, 200 km from Lima. The "original" Los Orientales were founded in 1968 by students of Colegio Miguel Grau De Paramonga. Band leader Maximo Chávez was a self-taught guitarist who couldn’t read music. The initial line-up likely consisted of Maximo Chávez (lead guitar), either Víctor Ramírez or Jamie Silva (rhythm guitar), Jose “Huachito” Castillo (bass), Daniel Guillen (drums, i.e., timbalero), Manuel Chirboga (huiro percussion) and Manuel “Cote” Duplex Dextre (congas). Early images of the band also show Victor “Yuyo” Ruiz. All of these young men were active in the Paramonga music scene, and some may have even formed a part of Los Palmers (potentially an early line up of Los Orientales) that played more of a beat rock sound part of the "nueva ola" sound that was popular at the time. It is known that “Cote” Duplex actually played in the Paramongian band Los Yeltons. The band was influenced to go in the chicha (instrumental, guitar-driven cumbia) direction after hearing Enrique Delgado and his Los Destellos perform. The wah wah guitar effect sound was a defining characteristic of Los Orientales. After hearing its use in the music of Agusto Lucho Y Los Satelites, Chávez went to Lima to buy a similar effect pedal. In 1970 the

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Los Orientales de Paramonga

Sabor a Caña

Fiesta en Oriente

Cumbias Chichadelicas: Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha

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El Trapiche

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Cumbia Beat Volume 1

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Cumbia Beat Vol. 1

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Super Chicha Vol. 4

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Rough Guide to Psychedelic Cumbia

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Cumbia Beat vol. 2

Con Sabor Tropical

Guitar Mood 2 : More Rare Instrumentals from the New and Olde Worlds

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