V/A Afro-Peruvian Classics: The Soul Of Black Peru LP

OPAKOWANIE: GATEFOLD

This is secret music — a collection of beautiful songs and infectious grooves that’s been hidden for years in the coastal towns and barrios of Peru. It’s not the guys with flutes and drums in woolly hats — it’s music of the black Peruvian communities. Black Peruvians? Yes, Peru was involved in the slave trade too — and this wonderful, funky music is part of that legacy.

This music survived (barely) within the black communities, and was not accepted outside of those communities until the spark of black pride, ignited in the 1960s, caught fire in the ’70s and ’80s. Now, in the ’90s, this music is the pride of Peru — cassettes of it are sold on the street alongside techno, Megadeth and Andean folk groups. And while it maintains its funky roots, it has attracted the creative talents of the best contemporary musicians, writers and poets who have furthered the evolution, growth and spread of this music. It’s not a secret anymore — and it’s yours to dance to.

A1 Susana Baca – Maria Lando
A2 Manuel Donayre – Yo No Soy Jaqui
A3 Cecilia Barraza – Canterurias
A4 Lucila Campos – Samba Malato
A5 Roberto Rivas & El Conjunto Gente Morena – Enciendete, Candela
A6 Eva Ayllón – Azucar De Caña
A7 Abelardo Vásquez & Cumanana – Prendeme La Vela
B1 Chabuca Granda – Lando
B2 Lucila Campos – Toro Mata
B3 Peru Negro – Son De Los Diablos
B4 Nicómedes Santa Cruz – No Me Cumben
B5 Chabuca Granda – Una Larga Noche
B6 Peru Negro – Lando
B7 David Byrne – Maria Lando
B8 Vicente Vásquez D.– Zapateo En Menor