Los Orientales de Paramonga

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.

— Last.fm

Why This Artist

Los Orientales de Paramonga scores in the top 94% overall, with 29K listeners and 557 followers. A cumbia act in the sonic world of Grateful Dead and Big Brother & The Holding Company.

Sounds Like

Grateful Dead · Big Brother & The Holding Company · Thee Oh Sees · Jefferson Airplane · Tame Impala

Discography