Founded in Lima in 1996, Peruvian band Kharmina Buranna started as a blues-rock band that took influences from both American and British acts in the 60s and 70s, which led them to include covers of material by Jimi Hendrix, Grand Funk Railroad, Deep Purple and Stevie Ray Vaughn among their own songs. The band's technical proficiency resulted in wins in a number of rock contests. In 2000, the band took an 8-month break, then reactivated itself as a progressive rock band, assuming influences from Genesis, Jethro Tull, Yes, King Crimson, Focus, Serú Girán and Gentle Giant.