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  2. Peruvian waltz - Wikipedia

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    Peruvian waltz. 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 ...

  3. Eva Ayllón - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.evaayllon.com.pe. Eva María Angélica Ayllón Urbina (born February 7, 1956), better known by her stage name Eva Ayllón, is a female composer and singer, one of Peru 's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians, and one of the country's most enduring living legends. She held the record for most nominations without a winning the Latin ...

  4. El puente de los suspiros (song) - Wikipedia

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    Granda composed "El puente de los suspiros" in 1960 in homage to a famous wooden bridge over a ravine in the seaside Barranco District of Lima. [1] The lyrics describe a little bridge hidden between foliage, a sleeping bridge between the murmur of love and embraced by memories, a place of pleasant silence. The song goes on to compare the bridge ...

  5. Dance in Peru - Wikipedia

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    El Vals Criollo (Vals peruano) is a subgenre and musical adaptation of the original European waltz, originated in Peru or also called a genre of Afro-Peruvian Creole music. Huaconada (Wanka) is a ritual dance that is represented in the town of Mito, Concepción Province , Junín Region , located in the Central Andes of Peru.

  6. Music of Peru - Wikipedia

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    Music of Peru. Peruvian music is an amalgamation of sounds and styles drawing on Peru 's Andean, Spanish, and African roots. Andean influences can perhaps be best heard in wind instruments and the shape of the melodies, while the African influences can be heard in the rhythm and percussion instruments, and European influences can be heard in ...

  7. Serafina Quinteras - Wikipedia

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    Peruvian. Years active. 1910–2002. Notable work. "Muñeca Rota" and "Parlamanías". Relatives. Mother of - Blanca Varela. Esmeralda Gonzales Castro (1902–2004) or better known as Serafina Quinteras, was a Peruvian songwriter, journalist, and poet. She is most famous for the composition of the vals "Muñeca Rota" .

  8. National Anthem of Peru - Wikipedia

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    See media help. The " Himno Nacional del Perú " [a] ("National Anthem of Peru"; also known as " Marcha Nacional del Perú," or "National March of Peru"; " Somos libres ", or "We are free!") is the national anthem of Peru. It was composed by José Bernardo Alcedo, and its lyrics were written by José de la Torre Ugarte in 1821.

  9. National Anthem of El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    Abridged version played before a football game at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., in 2011. In 1866, at the initiative of doctor Francisco Dueñas, who at the time was President of the Republic, the first national anthem of El Salvador was created by Cuban doctor Tomás M. Muñoz, who wrote the lyrics, and Salvadoran musician Rafael Orozco, who composed the music.