Afro-Peruvian Music Combines Many Traditions
Afro-Peruvian music is a genre of music that emerged in Peru from the fusion of African, indigenous, and Spanish influences. Peru’s history of slavery closely ties to the arrival of Africans brought as slaves during the colonial era. Afro-Peruvian music showcases African-derived rhythms and percussion instruments like the cajón (a wooden box drum) and the […]