Juaneco y Su Combo was originally founded by the amateur saxophonist Juan Wong Paredes as
Juaneco y su Conjunto. In 1969, Wong handed over control of the band to his son, Juan Wong Popolizio, who subsequently renamed it "Juaneco y su Combo". During the early 1970s, the band's popularity peaked, and they became one of the most innovative Peruvian cumbia bands at the time The band's members performed in headgear made from parrot feathers and cotton tunics, similar to the
Shipibo people of Peru. In 1977, five of the band's members died in a plane crash. ==Discography==