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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 the harmonies and stringed instruments.
Peruvian cumbia is a subgenre of chicha (Andean tropical music) that became popular in the coastal cities of Peru, mainly in Lima in the 1960s through the fusion of local versions of the original Colombian genre, traditional highland huayno, and rock music, particularly surf rock and psychedelic rock. The term chicha is more frequently used for ...
"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.
In 2004, Peru declared this song to be a part of its national cultural heritage. [1] This song is now considered the second national anthem of Peru. [2] The song was further popularised by a 1970 cover by Simon & Garfunkel, with English lyrics by Paul Simon, on their Bridge over Troubled Water album.
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.
Huayno (Waynu in Quechua) [1] is a genre of popular Andean music and dance.It is especially common in Peru, Western Bolivia, Northern Argentina and Northern Chile, and is practiced by a variety of ethnic groups, especially the Quechua people.
Released as a single, "Demolition" became one of the most popular songs of Peruvian rock at the time, and it remains so still. [4] [failed verification] The song is an anthem of the group and is among the most beloved in all of Peru. [citation needed] The song is based on a very catchy melody, with disorder and a rhythm very typical of punk ...
In early 1965, they appeared on the popular TV Show, El Show del Diana on Channel 9. [9] They were chosen as "best of the week" and received a recording contract with the DisPerú label. The first single that they released for the label featured the songs, "Come On" and "Ana." [10] The single became a big hit in Peru. [11]