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 ...

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, ...

Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a ...

Olivier Conan was doing what he always does when he discovered Peruvian "Chicha" music while vacationing in South America a few years ago: He was looking for new music that might change his life. What ...

Educator, Bridge-builder, And Standard-bearer For Afro-peruvian Jazz, Arturo Valdez Leverages Past Laurels Into A Forward-looking U.s. Campaign. Posted in “Music Industry” column. Published: October ...

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 ...

Carlos Bocanegra is back in Winston-Salem to make some noise. This international recording artist, vocalist and guitarist will be bringing his musical project “Bocanegra” home at a celebration ...

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Peru’s Roman Catholic Church once frowned on the zamacueca, a seductive courtship dance performed by African slaves, but today it lives on in the whirling sensuality of the celebrated national dance ...

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 ...