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Spanish American gold coins were minted in one-half, one, two, four, and eight escudo denominations, with each escudo worth around two Spanish dollars or $2. The two-escudo (or $4 coin) was the "doubloon" or "pistole", and the large eight-escudo (or $16) was a "quadruple pistole".
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]
Moby Dick Coin. Known in the numismatic world as a "Moby Dick Coin", the Ecuadorian 8 Escudos doubloon, minted in Quito, Ecuador, between 1838 and 1843, is the one ounce of gold "sixteen dollar piece" Captain Ahab nails to the mast of the Pequod, promising it to the first man who "raises" Moby-Dick.
The vals criollo (English: Creole waltz), or Peruvian waltz (Spanish: vals peruano), is an adaptation of the European waltz brought to the Americas during colonial times by Spain. In the Viceroyalty of Peru, the waltz was gradually adapted to the likings of the Criollo people. In the 20th century, the genre became symbolic of the nation's ...
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.
Dougie MacLean, OBE (born 27 September 1954) [1] [deprecated source] is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Described by AllMusic as "one of Scotland's premier singer-songwriters", MacLean has performed both under his own name, and as part of multiple folk bands, since the mid 1970s.
Willyan Jesús Valle Choque [note 1] (born July 25, 2000), [note 2] known by his stage name Faraón Love Shady, is a Peruvian rapper, singer, songwriter and social media personality. He is noted for his extravagant and colorful style of clothing, in addition to his lyrics with sexual content and his self-improvement.
Juan Diego Flórez (born Juan Diego Flórez Salom, January 13, 1973) [1] is a Peruvian operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in bel canto operas. On June 4, 2007, he received his country's highest decoration, the Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Sun of Peru.