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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 ...
Música criolla, Peruvian Creole music or canción criolla is a varied genre of Peruvian music that exhibits influences from European, African and Andean music. The genre's name reflects the coastal culture of Peru, and the local evolution of the term criollo, a word originally denoting high-status people of full Spanish ancestry, into a more socially inclusive element of the nation.
Clotilde Mela Rosa Luciano, better known as Rosita Melo (July 9, 1897 – August 12, 1981), was an Argentine-Uruguayan pianist, composer and poet. She is the author of the famous vals criollo (Creole Waltz) "Desde el alma" for which she is known as the first widely recognized female Rioplatense Hispanic composer in the world.
Lucha Reyes and the ensemble Los Morochucos made a name for black performers among the leading interpreters of the vals criollo and marinera genres. The vals criollo derives from the Viennese waltz. The music is not originally African -Peruvian, but was converted by phrasing lyrics and playing the vals criollo with slightly off-beat accents ...
The song "Que nadie sepa mi sufrir", was composed in 1936 by Ángel Cabral, with Spanish lyrics by Enrique Dizeo, both of Argentine origin, as a Peruvian waltz.Peruvian waltz, also known as vals criollo ("creole waltz"), was a popular genre in Hispanic America between the 1930s and 1950s, and the song, initially covered by Argentine singer Hugo del Carril, became a regional hit.
At 16 years old, Maceda first started experimenting with guitars and the vals criollo genre. In 1954, Maceda, along with Juan Jiron and Juan Ruiz, formed "Los Ruiseñores." In 1955, Paco Maceda teamed up with Luis Abanto Morales to write the hit song "Nunca Podran." Genaro Ganoza Torres, co-founder of Los Kipus, was born on July 10, 1931.
Felipe Pinglo Alva (July 18, 1899 - May 13, 1936), known as the father of Peruvian Musica criolla and nicknamed the "Immortal Bard" or ("Bardo Inmortal" in Spanish), [1] was an influential and prolific poet and songwriter best known for his often covered "El Plebeyo" (The Commoner).
In 1968, Granda recorded the song in her own voice for her album, "Voz y Vena de Chabuca Granda". She was accompanied on the album by musicians, Martín Torres, Rafael Amaranto, Vicente Vásquez, and Carlos Hayre.