This Sunday, José Luis Carballo will be the central figure of the “Tribute to Peruvian cumbia” segment included in the Peruvian Fest Chim Pum Callao LA 2022, at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown ...

Kaypi, Perú—“This Is Peru” in the indigenous Quechua language—highlights Peru’s rich and diverse cultural heritage and traditional arts. For the webcast portion of the festival, we recorded ...

Much like its neighbouring country of Chile, Peru’s music industry has made it a long way since being one of the countries hit hardest by Covid — with revenue passing […] ...

When Juan de Dios Soto first arrived in California in 1990, he dreamed of a place where he could share the dance and sounds of his beloved birth country: Peru. Soto settled in San Francisco, where he ...

Guitarist Richard Zellon is generally credited with introducing Afro-Peruvian jazz to the United States. Another important figure is trumpet player Gabriel Alegria. Both of these, as well as most ...

The Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet is set to release its 20th-anniversary recording, El Muki,on August 15. This album, the group’s 7th, commemorates their two prolific decades as champions for ...

A musical extravaganza of songs, dances and dramatic scenes that depicts the artistic career of an entire family of Afro-Peruvian musicians, the Leyvas, from the streets of Lima (Perú) to Washington, ...

CAMBRIDGE — Peru isn't known for producing rock guitarists, but that didn't deter Anika Mladineo from following her passion. “As a kid, I would always take a stand for rock music, compared to my ...

This is part of Global Sounds, a collection of stories spotlighting the music trends forging connections in 2024. I still remember my first trip to Cusco in the Peruvian Andes as a kid. My grandmother ...

Mountain Spirit Institute, an educational nonprofit organization based in Sunapee, NH is sponsoring three traditional folklore musicians from Cusco, Peru for the month of September and October. The ...

Sometimes reporters reach for that tongue-in-cheek phrase that they think listeners will understand, and it offends instead. On May 8, freelance reporter Banning Eyre reviewed the new album by a ...

Hosts Fernandez and Edgar meet in Lima, Pera to explore the different sights, sounds, and tastes. Hosts Fernandez and Edgar meet in Lima, Pera to explore the different sights, sounds, and tastes of ...