Los Jaivas errors

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   There appear to be a fair number of errors and omissions concerning this group, which is hardly surprising considering their long and convoluted history ...

These are the ones I', pretty sure of ...

The bio omits legendary drummer Gabriel Parra with Alberto Ledo in his place (it even refers to Cancion Del Sur as an album that Ledo played on, whereas it was Parra who actually played)

There are a few albums with omitted track times and line-ups ... the ones I can provide are ...

Cancion Del Sur (1977)

1. La Vida Màgica, Ay Sí (3:21)
2. En La Cumbre De Un Cerro (5:06)
3. Canción Para Los Pàjaros (3:14)
4. Dum Dum Tambora (7:50)
5. Canción Del Sur (7:39)
6. Danzas (8:44)
7. Frescura Antigua (3:18) 

Total time: 39:15 

Hijos De la Terria (1995)

1. Hijos De La Tierra (4:56)
2. Arde El Amazonas (3:56)
3. Litoraleña (7:41)
4. En El Tren De Paysandú (4:30)
5. Tan Lejos Del Sol (6:28)
6. Lluvia De Estrellas (7:21)
7. Virgen Del Amor (5:09)
8. Bosques Virginales (9:47)
9. Nubecita Blanca (3:22)

Total time: 53:15

Line-up

            - Gato Alquinta / guitar, vocals
- Juanita Parra / drums
- Claudio Parra / piano, keyboards
- Eduardo Parra / keyboards
- Fernando Flores / bass

La Trilogia (En Reencuentro) (1997)

1. Cholito Pantalón Blanco (5:02) 
2. Mira Niñita (6:27)
3. Indio Hermano (6:01)
4. Los Momentos (3:35)
5. Guajira Cósmica (6:14)
6. La Centinela (5:05)
7. Atacama (4:52)
8. Run-Run Se Fue Pa'l Norte (6:59)
9. Valparaíso (4:00)
10. Date Una Vuelta En El Aire (6:07)
11. Un Mar De Gente (3:54)
12. Todos Juntos (4:55)

Total time: 63:17

Line-up

            - Gato Alquinta / guitar, vocals
- Juanita Parra / drums
- Claudio Parra / piano, keyboards
- Eduardo Parra / keyboards
- Mario Mutis / bass, guitar, vocals

Although this latter album contains some guest musicians (including members of El Congreso) I don't have that info at the moment ...

In fact, the members of Los Jaivas play considerably more instruments that we generally credit them with (on classic albums like Todos Juntos and Cancion Del Sur), but since I'm not certain what goes where, I can't recommend a specific change ... but just check this out ... this is certainly closer to what I hear on the Todos Juntos album!!! 

Gato Alquinta (lead vocals, electrical guitar, classic guitar, charango, sweet mandolina cuzqueña, flauta, tarka, pepa, runrunera tumbadora, gong, bells, low, four, kena, trutruca, moxceño, flauta, zampoña, spin a top, ocarina)
Eduardo Parra (electrical Piano, piano, celesta, minimoog, keys, trutruca, bongo drum, tumbadoras, pandereta, kultrún, whistle, tarka, voice)
Claudio Parra (Piano, electrical piano, celesta, harpsichord, minimoog, bongo drum, accordion, rasca, zampoña, maracas, güiro, voice)
Mario Mutis (Low, classic guitar, electrical, tarka, pincuyo, drums, zampoña, quena, legüero big drum, matraca guitar, trutruca, ocarina, moxceño, kultrún, bells, kalimba, voice)
Gabriel Parra (chromatic Battery, timbals, legüero big drum, symphonic big drum, torment chamullento, kultrún, tumbadora, maracas, triangle, xylophone, military, matraca box, trutruca, tarka, charango, gong, moxceño, voice)