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Manzanita y su Conjuto are a Peruvian band founded by guitarist Berardo "Manzanita" Hernández in 1969. The band played an important role in the development of Peruvian cumbia as a genre distinct from its Colombian roots. Songlines wrote that Manzanita's music "revolutionised the music scene in Peru and left an indelible mark on Latin American music as a whole."

Alongside Hernández on guitar, Manzanita y su Conjuto also included Héctor Mattos on congos, Antonio Medina on bongos, Ricardo Valles on timbales, Enrique Ibérico on bass, and Hernan Huamán on organ. When Hernández died in 2007, his son took up leadership of the group.

History

Berardo Hernández grew up in Trujillo province, Peru (possibly in Chiclín or Laredo) and moved to Lima in 1955 at the age of 12. At the age of 20 he played on the 1964 album Los Ídolos del Pueblo by Los Pacharacos. Hernández adopted the name Manzanita, meaning "little apple", in 1969, and that year Manzanita y su Conjuto released their first album Arre Caballito on Dinsa Records.

In 1973 Manzanita y su Conjuto signed to Virrey Records. Their 1973 album El Nuevo Sonido de Manzanita has a transitional sound between Peruvian tropical music and Peruvian cumbia, and unusually for the time features a horn section. In 1974 Manzaneando con Manzanita, the group's second album on Virrey, was released.

Manzanita died in 2007, and his son Berardo Hernández Jr. took up leadership of the band, using the name Manzanita Jr. In 2021 Analog Africa released a compilation of Manzanita y su Conjuto tracks from the 1970s called Trujillo, Perú 1971–1974. Manzanita y su Conjuto toured the UK in 2024.

Discography

Albums

• Arre Caballito (1969, Dinsa)
• El Nuevo Sonido de Manzanita (1973, Virrey)
• Manzaneando con Manzanita (1974, Virrey)

Compilations

• Trujillo, Perú 1971–1974 (2021, Analog Africa)

References

1. ^ Jesús Cosamalón Aguilar (July 2022). Historia de la Cumbia Peruana (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Instituto de Estudios Peruanos [es]. pp. 124–126. ISBN 978-612-326-174-0.
2. ^ Izzy Felton, "Cumbia Legends Manzanita y Su Conjunto Embark on Their First UK Tour", Songlines, retrieved 2025-01-06
3. ^ David Pratt (2021-07-13), "Manzanita y Su Conjunto: Trujillo, Perú 1971-1974", KLOF Magazine, retrieved 2025-01-06
4. ^ Diego Hernández, "Songlines Essential 10: Peruvian Cumbia", Songlines, no. 190 (Aug/Sep 2023), p. 82, ISSN 1464-8113
5. ^ Alfredo Villar (2010-09-22), "Chichadélica: Los orígenes de la música tropical andina (primera parte)" [Chichadélica: The origins of Andean tropical music (part one)], Super 45 (radio station) [es] (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-01-06
6. David Katz, "Trujillo, Perú 1971–1974 (review)", Mojo, no. 334 (Sep 2021), p. 98
7. Trujillo, Perú 1971–1974 reviews:
   • Jason Draper, "Trujillo, Perú 1971–1974 (review)", Record Collector, no. 522 (Sep 2021), p. 106
   • Russ Slater, "Trujillo, Perú 1971–1974 (review)", Songlines, no. 171 (Oct 2021), p. 46, ISSN 1464-8113, retrieved 2025-01-06
   • Clive Davis (2021-07-14), "Trujillo, Perú 1971–1974 (review)", The Times, retrieved 2025-01-06
   • Francis Gooding, "Trujillo, Perú 1971–1974 (review)", The Wire, no. 450 (Aug 2021), p. 68

External links

• Manzanita y su Conjuto discography at Discogs

• Musical groups established in 1969
• 1969 establishments in Peru
• Peruvian musical groups
• Peruvian cumbia musical groups