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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries developed over several years, covering the people, places and cultures that keep this music genre ...

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 ...

STORY: Foo Fighters Peru organized the gathering with the band’s fans to revamp the track with traditional Peruvian instruments, hoping to draw the attention of the rock band, which has never played ...

CORVALLIS — The Downtown Corvallis Association presents Peruvian music group Huayllipacha, who play one concert from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the alcove area near the downtown Starbucks ...

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 ...