A wooden carton, a tithing box and a donkey’s jaw. That’s all Peruvians need to re-create the boisterous sounds of their African ancestors. Those crude instruments, overlaid with a little guitar, ...

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The world feels a little smaller when you watch Peru Negro. The group hails from Lima, but there's something Cuban in their drumbeats, something African in the way they whip the air with their hips ...

Peru Negro began entertaining tourists at a Lima restaurant in 1969, and there are still elements of the nightclub floor show in the 20-member troupe's act. In the second of two sold-out performances ...

Gala Hispanic Theatre presents Canto al Peru Negro, a world premiere production from Gabriel Garcia that promises an evening of song, dance and dramatic scenes depicting the origins and experiences of ...

These include most importantly the women we mentioned above, Susana Baca (who is not only a fine and well-known singer, but also since summer of 2011 is the Minister of Culture of Peru) and Eva Ayllón ...

Grammy-nominated Afro-Peruvian songstress Eva Ayllón joins Perú Negro in celebrating Perú's African heritage in "Festejo," an evening of song, dance and music at 8 p.m. Jan. 29 in Fairfield University ...

The 23rd edition of the Festival opens with the John Santos Sextet + The Afro-Peruvian Coalition on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 1:00pm and will run through August 2023. Yerba Buena Gardens is located in ...