They toured Europe and are sometimes classed in the "new song/nueva cancion" movement of Latin American music. In the 1970s they became the most popular and influential music group in Bolivia, but were later displaced by Los Kjarkas.
The band's European tour and their association with the "new song/nueva cancion" movement are significant aspects of their musical history. In the 1970s, they achieved immense popularity and influence in Bolivia, but eventually lost that position to Los Kjarkas.