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Gabriel Parra (1947–1988) was the drummer of Chilean
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. He was the youngest of the three Parra brothers who formed the band. He died in a crash in Peru in 1988. After this accident, his daughter
Juanita Parra Juana (Juanita) Parra (born 19 November 1970) is a Chilean musician, known as the drummer and percussionist of the Chilean rock band Los Jaivas. She is the daughter of Gabriel Parra, and Eugenia Correa. Gabriel was the original drummer of Chilea ...
replaced him as drummer in Los Jaivas.


Notoriety

He is widely considered to be the top drummer from Chile, with a unique and strong style. In 1979 Los Jaivas toured England for the first time. They played at the
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in London, where they were seen by a writer from
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. He later wrote that Gabriel Parra was one of the ten top drummers in the world.


See also

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Chilean rock Chilean rock is rock music and its corresponding subgenres produced in Chile or by Chileans. Chilean rock lyrics are usually sung in Spanish so can be considered as part of rock en español, although sometimes are sung in English as well. Rock m ...
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Los Jaivas Los Jaivas is a Chilean musical group who perform in folk, rock, psychedelic, and progressive rock styles formed in 1963 in Viña Del Mar, Chile. They are considered one of the most important and influential artists of all time in Latin America. ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parra, Gabriel 1947 births 1988 deaths Chilean folk singers Musicians from Valparaíso 20th-century Chilean male singers 20th-century drummers Chilean drummers 20th-century Chilean male artists