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Afro-Peruvian music, Black Peruvian Music, Música afroperuana, or Música negra, is a type of Latin American music first developed in Peru by enslaved black people from West Africa, where it is known as Festejo. The genre is a mix of West African and Spanish music.
Due to the advent of globalization, many Afro-Peruvian music genres (especially Festejo) have been experiencing influences from other cultures and genres of music. [1] Afro-Peruvian music was performed only in Afro-Peruvian communities to help create and maintain Afro-Peruvian identity and strengthen social bonds. However, globalization has ...
In 1966, Victoria Santa Cruz founded the group Teatro y Danzas del Perú, [12] which were group performances led by Cruz and other prominent Afro-Peruvian dancers that played a role in reclaiming lost heritages. Traditional, cultural, music played in the background as the dancers performed their pieces individually and as a group.
Dengue Dengue Dengue! is a musical duo of electronic music from Peru [1] established in Lima, made up of Rafael Pereira and Felipe Salmon. [2] [3] For their concerts they are accompanied by Nadia Escalante, VJ Sixta. [4] Likewise, a characteristic of their live performances is to appear in masks of colorful and traditional aesthetics. [5] [6]
Novalima is a Peruvian band. Novalima's style blends Afro-Peruvian music with Electronica, Latin American beats, and other contemporary genres. [1]Novalima is a Latin Grammy nominated [2] band formed in 2001 by four childhood friends, with music based on afro-peruvian percussion and chants (many from times of slavery), mixed with influences from Dub Reggae, Electronic beats, funk, soul & afrobeat.
In November 2009, the Peruvian government issued an official apology to Peru's Afro-Peruvian people for centuries of racial injustice; it was the first such apology ever made by the government. [17] It was announced by Women's and Social Development Minister Nidia Vilchez, and initially published in the official newspaper El Peruano. [17]
Perú Negro is an Afro-Peruvian musical ensemble founded in 1969 to celebrate and preserve Peru's black culture and música criolla. Ronaldo Campos de la Colina founded the Lima-based group with 12 family members. The group has been appointed by the government of Peru as the "Cultural Ambassadors of Black Peru."
"Toro Mata" is a song influenced by Afro-Peruvian musical styles (this song is classified as a landó), and over the years, has become a popular anthem for Peru.A dance of "Toro Mata" also developed, which mocks and parodies the stylized waltzes of European Conquistadores.