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- Susan Johnston
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- "Peru Negro - music celebrating the Afro-Peruvian experience"
- Summary: Afro-Peruvian musical group Peru Negro brings the country's African heritage to life.
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Review of Peru Negro - Afro-Peruvian music
Susan Johnston
Posted on February 19, 2006 at 10:13 AM
A good introduction to the growing popularity of Afro-Peruvian music both within Peru and elsewhere. This piece reminded me of the first time I heard the music live, at an informal concert and drumming session in Lima, set to candlelight. The sea air, rhythms and glowing lite left me hypnotized for days... This piece was a like a droplet of the sea air for me - the tone and material work well together, and the music is marvellous.
Given time, the piece would benefit from some further context, perhaps elaborating on how traditional drumming was forbidden for some time, and hence the importance of the connections between the music and the growing pride of the Afro-Peruvian community in their unique identity and history.