Juan Manuel González Mascías (born April 14, 1952) better known as Miki González, is a Spanish-Peruvian musician, composer, and producer born in
Madrid
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Spain
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[Biography of Miki González (in spanish)]
Retrieved October 26, 2016 He is recognized as a musical icon of the twentieth century in Peru, and his songs (such as "Akundún", "Dímelo, Dímelo" and "Vamos a Tocache") are frequently ranked among the best songs in Peruvian popular music.
Throughout his successful musical career, Miki became famous for being the pioneer in mixing rock with traditional
Afro-Peruvian
Black Peruvians or Afro-Peruvians are Peruvians of mostly or partially African descent. They mostly descend from enslaved Africans brought to Peru after the arrival of the conquistadors.
Early history
The first Africans arrived, as enslaved ...
and
Andean music
Andean music is a group of styles of music from the Andes region in South America.
Original chants and melodies come from the general area inhabited by Quechua people, Quechuas (originally from Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile), Aymara people, Aymar ...
.
[Miki González in Discogs]
Retrieved October 26, 2016
He has collaborated with many artists, including:
Mar de Copas
Mar de Copas is a Peruvian alternative rock band from Lima. They emerged from the South American independent music scene of the 1990s.
Mar de Copas sold over 50,000 copies of their first four albums in Peru, where an album with 5,000 copies sold ...
,
Narcosis,
Charly García
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,
Cementerio Club,
Los Abuelos de la Nada
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,
Andrés Calamaro
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,
Jaime Cuadra, among others.
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Retrieved October 26, 2016
He studied and completed his musical training at the prestigious
Berklee College of Music
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in
Boston
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Miki Gonzalez
Retrieved June 30, 2017
Discography
* ''Puedes ser tú'' (1986)
* ''Tantas veces'' (1987)
* ''Nunca les creí'' (1989)
* ''Akundún'' (1992)
* ''Miki González'' (1995)
* ''González Blues'' (1996)
* ''Mikongo y su Kachanga'' (1998)
* ''Café Inkaterra'' (2004)
* ''Etno Tronics: Apu Sessions'' (2005)
* ''Inka Beats: Apu Sessions'' (2006)
* ''Inka Beats Iskay'' (2006)
* ''Hi-Fi Stereo'' (2007)
* ''Landó por bulerías'' (2009)
* ''Fiesta Inkaterra'' (2011)
* ''Caitro & Félix'' (2016)
* ''Perú Ethno Beats'' (2017)
* ''Inka Beats Kimsa'' (2019)
See also
* Peruvian rock
Rock music entered the Peruvian scene in the late 1950s, through listening to performers like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Bill Haley (musician), Bill Haley, who popularized rockabilly in the United States. The first Peruvian rock bands appeared ...
References
External links
1952 births
21st-century Peruvian male singers
21st-century Peruvian singers
Spanish emigrants to Peru
20th-century Peruvian male singers
20th-century Peruvian singers
Living people
Musicians from Madrid
Berklee College of Music alumni
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