GALA Hispanic Theatre will be holding a workshop and audition for local union and non-union actors for an upcoming production of Kumanana! An Afro-Peruvian Musical Revue, an original musical revue ...

Tiger’s Milk Records, a new label set up to release vintage Peruvian music, has put out its first single. The release features Juaneco Y Su Combo’s ‘La Cumbia Del Pacurro’ backed by ‘Meshkalina’ by ...

Afro-Peruvian music was born of slavery and, over the centuries, has been on the verge of slipping into obscurity on many occasions — overlooked by record labels, shrugged off as marginal. Yet it has ...

Eva Ayllon is sometimes called Peru's Tina Turner. Her 30-year career has taken her in many musical directions, but she remains best known for her renditions of Afro-Peruvian music. That's a style ...

The claim to fame of Novalima, the eight-piece Peruvian band that has just released its fifth album, “Planetario,” is to have brought modern electronica to traditional Afro-Peruvian music, and vice ...

Women dance “La Marinera” at the Charlotte Peruvian Festival in this undated photo. This story first appeared as part of WFAE's EQUALibrium newsletter, exploring race and equity in the Charlotte ...

If you follow world music, it’s a familiar narrative: A once proud musical tradition is in danger of disappearing from its native land in the face of modernization and/or social or political strife.

Apr. 28—PERU — There's a rich history of arts in Peru. There is, of course, the Peru Amateur Circus and International Circus Hall of Fame. The city is home to multiple art galleries, including the ...

The rhythmic beats of the cajon, voices of Northwestern’s Latin Music Ensemble, stomping of feet and laughter of dancers ...