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  2. Dance in Peru - Wikipedia

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    Danzantes de Levanto, a typical dance from the Amazonas Region. 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 ...

  3. Music of Peru - Wikipedia

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    Kantu—A highland circle dance mainly in the Andean Altiplano. Landó—An Afro-Peruvian compound 3/4-12/8 dance rhythm. Marinera—An Afro-Peruvian 6/8 dance rhythm. Polka—A 2/4 European-in-origin dance form. Sikuri—A dance rhythm from the Andean Altiplano in southern Peru and western Bolivia. Son de los Diablos; Tondero—A northwestern ...

  4. Música criolla - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Peruvian waltz - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. Festejo - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Peruvian cumbia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Huayno - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Afro-Peruvian music - Wikipedia

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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.