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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.
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 ...
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.
In the 20th century, Peruvian music evolved further with criollo music gaining prominence and the rise of Andean fusion bands like Los Kjarkas and international stars such as Susana Baca, promoting Peru’s musical identity globally. Stories published in the 1950s claimed that Yma Sumac was an Incan princess, directly descended from Atahualpa.
Granda suffered a heart attack in 1979 and was in poor health thereafter. She recorded her final album, Cada Cancion con su Razon, in 1980 at the EMI studios in Buenos Aires. She included "Fina estampa" on the album with accompaniment by Caitro Soto, Pititi Sirio, and Álvaro Lagos. [11] [12]
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.
This is a list of folk music traditions, with styles, dances, instruments and other related topics.The term folk music can not be easily defined in a precise manner; it is used with widely varying definitions depending on the author, intended audience and context within a work.