Novalima – La Danza (Deluxe Version) (Six Degrees Records, 2025) Novalima, the pioneering Afro-Peruvian collective, expands their acclaimed La Danza project with a Deluxe Edition…
(headline image: LP (Latin Percussion) cajón made out of cedar) The cajón is a Peruvian box drum made from a wooden hollowed box, originally used…
The trailblazing Afro-Peruvian sound architects, Novalima, have unfurled the second electrifying chapter of their La Danza EP. In La Danza Part 1 and 2, Novalima…
Afro Peruvian band Novalima has announced a 20-year anniversary U.S. tour starting on August 3rd in Los Angeles, California. The tour playlist will include songs…
Perkutao – Mis Ancestros (Buh Records, 2021) Perkutao is a rising Peruvian music ensemble that has brought new attention to the Afro-Peruvian music scene. Although…
Perkutao is an Afro-Peruvian percussion ensemble founded in 2005, directed by Percy Chinchilla, musician, percussionist, zapateador (foot percussion performer) and teacher of young generations of…
Los Hermanos Ballumbrosio (the Ballumbrosio brothers) are members of one of the key families of El Carmen, Chincha, a cotton-producing province located 200 km south…
Called after an Afro-Peruvian rhythm, Lundú is a 7-member ensemble formed in Arequipa in 2015 by musicians who love of Perú’s song traditions. Arequipa is…
Susana Baca – Palabras Urgentes (Real World Records, 2021) On Palabras Urgentes (urgent words), acclaimed Afro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca selected songs by iconic songwriters from…
Reynaldo Campos De la Colina founded the group Perú Negro in the village of El Carmen, on The 26th of February 1969. El Carmen is…