Los Chunguitos are a Spanish Romani rumba flamenca group from Badajoz, Extremadura, formed in Vallecas, Madrid in 1973.
The group's nucleus was the three brothers Juan (1954), Manuel (1962), and José Salazar (1957), whose uncle was the flamenco singer . Their sisters, Toñi and Encarna, sang backup and would later go on to success on their own as Azúcar Moreno.
The name "Los Chunguitos" comes from the pastime of throwing small stones at trains. They began as street buskers, playing in Madrid. In 1977, they auditioned at the offices of record label EMI, and producer convinced the label to sign them. They became hitmakers both in their own country and across Europe with songs such as "Dame veneno". They also appeared in the soundtracks to films such as Deprisa, Deprisa, Perros callejeros, and Días contados.
The group plays rumba flamenca influenced by Romani music and Catalan rumba. Their lyrics often touch on poverty and misfortune.
Discography
1977 - Los Chunguitos
1978 - Vive Gitano
1979 - Limosna de amor
1980 - Pa ti pa tu primo
1981 - Sangre caliente
1982 - Barrio
1983 - Recuerdo de Enrique
1983 - Callejón sin salida
1984 - Vagando por ahí
1985 - Contra la pared
1986 - Después de la tormenta
1988 - Vive a tu manera (En Directo) 1989 - Tiempos dificiles 1990 - Baila con los Chunguitos 1991 - Plaza vieja 1992 - De pura sangre 1993 - ¡Marcha! 1993 - Noche de rumba 1995 - Zoraida 1996 - ¡Pa reventar! 1999 - Auténtico 2001 - La medalla 2003 - Morir de amor 2004 - Abre tu corazón 2006 - Buena suerte 2008 - La vida sigue (como Hermanos Salazar-Ex. Chunguitos) 2012 - Se escapa 2017 - Gavilán (Single) 2017-2018 - Dame veneno (Los Chunguitos y Lydia Lozano, Gustavo González, Patricia González)
Compilations
1980 - Lo mejor de los Chunguitos
1984 - Cara a cara
1986 - Grandes éxitos
1992 - Pasión Gitana (1974-1992) 1997 - Por el aire va 2000 - Hoy-Sus 30 mejores canciones 2001 - Grandes éxitos 2004 - La rumba es nuestra (1973-2004) 2005 - Todo Chunguitos 2007 - Colección diamante 2015 - Canción dedicada al gol de James