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…
Artist Profiles: Perú Negro
Tag: Peru
The Return of Los Wembler’s de Iquitos
Los Wembler’s de Iquitos – Ikaro del Amor (Barbès Records, 2017) Ikaro del Amor is a new 4-track EP released by a veteran Peruvian band…
Acclaimed Peruvian Singer Susana Baca
Susana Baca was born in Lima on May 24, 1944, although she grew up in the small black coastal barrio of Chorrillos, “populated with fishermen…
Artist Profiles: Novalima
Novalima is a collective of four Lima-based producers: Ramón Pérez Prieto, Rafael Morales, Carlos Li Carrillo and Grimaldo del Solar. They combine the rich musical…
Folk Music from Peru
Wayna Picchu / Takirari / Tinku – Folk Music from Peru (Arc Music EUCD 2675, 2016) “In Peru, I met and knew him as the…
Length & Time: Dengue Dengue Dengue!
I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length & Time. Along…
Length & Time: Susana Baca
I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length & Time. Peruvian…
International Highlands Music from Peru’s Festival de Alturas
1er Festival Internacional de Alturas – Lima, Perú, noviembre 2014 (Asociación Arte de Alturas, 2015) This album features artists from across the globe who participated…