This Afro-Peruvian traditional music is lively, has complex rhythms, allows for improvisational riffs, and has contributed several important percussion instruments to the world, including the quijada ...

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 ...

The final novel from a titan of Latin American literature follows a critic trying to capture the essence of his national ...

Lundú, a seven-member group that explores Afro-Peruvian and Andean roots music, is performing Friday at The Capitol Theatre. But before it does, Lundú is participating in a workshop for Yakima high ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When someone once asked Nando Chang if he was into Tupac, the Peruvian American hip-hop fan thought the reference was to Tupac Amaru, a legendary Incan warrior. In fact, Tupac Shakur was named after ...

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 ...

This Sunday, José Luis Carballo will be the central figure of the “Tribute to Peruvian cumbia” segment included in the Peruvian Fest Chim Pum Callao LA 2022, at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown ...