Legendary guitarist José Luis Carballo in Huntington Park. (Raul Roa/Los Angeles Times) This Sunday, José Luis Carballo will be the central figure of the “Tribute to Peruvian cumbia” segment included ...

Alternative rocker Santino Delatore is a half-breed: “Half of me is rock ‘n’ roll, half of me is Latino,” says the Peruvian born singer-songwriter. “You see me on stage without audio, you see a rock ...

Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a ...

Women dance “La Marinera” at the Charlotte Peruvian Festival in this undated photo. This story first appeared as part of WFAE's EQUALibrium newsletter, exploring race and equity in the Charlotte ...

Afro Peruvian Jazz Orchestra is a 20-piece ensemble that specializes in Afro Peruvian music. The band combines elements of Jazz and traditional Peruvian rhythms which result in fresh sounds and ...

The Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet is set to release its 20th-anniversary recording, El Muki,on August 15. This album, the group’s 7th, commemorates their two prolific decades as champions for ...

For more information, contact the Campus Activities and Corey Union Office at (607) 753-5574. EARLIER COVERAGE: Musicians who are adept at performing the folk music of the Andean countries — Ecuador, ...

Kaypi, Perú—“This Is Peru” in the indigenous Quechua language—highlights Peru’s rich and diverse cultural heritage and traditional arts. For the webcast portion of the festival, we recorded ...

For too many years, it seemed as if the only references to Peruvian music in this country were Andean sounds (like Simon & Garfunkel’s rendition of “El Condor Pasa” and New Age musicians’ love affair ...