Juanita Parra

Juanita Parra
Parra in 2015
Background information
Also known as	Juana Parra
Born	(1970-11-19) November 19, 1970 (age 54) Santiago, Chile
Genres	Folk, folk rock, progressive rock
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion
Years active	1990-present

Juana (Juanita) Parra (born 19 November 1970) is a Chilean musician, known as the drummer and percussionist of the Chilean progressive rock–folk band Los Jaivas. Joining the band three years after her fathers death, she is the only woman to play in the band over its fifty-year history. Her style of drumming was distinctive and known for successfully mixing Latin and Progressive Rock.^[1]

She is the daughter of Gabriel Parra,^[2] and Eugenia Correa. Gabriel was the original drummer of Los Jaivas. He died in a crash in Peru in 1988.^[3]

Juanita joined the band as the drummer after her father's death. Her first CD with the band was Hijos de la tierra in 1995.

References

1. Smith, Angela (2014). Women drummers: a history from rock and jazz to blues and country. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-8834-0.
2. "Featured Artist: Los Jaivas". Sony Music. Archived from the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
3. "Los Jaivas: Biography". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2008-07-04.^{[permanent dead link‍]}