Tag Archives: Peru
It’s EXIB time! On Thursday, EXIB Music will launch its 8th edition in Setúbal for three days of cultural sharing, meetings, conversations, workshops and showcases to re-think the Ibero-American music ecosystem. To shine a light on the happening event and anticipate some of the sounds that will travel far and...
The global music village we all live in has accustomed us to the most peculiar and at times bizarre, cultural brews. Still, discovering and enjoying a Lithuanian trio so passionate and dedicated to cumbia, chicha and tropical sounds doesn’t happen every day. Planeta Polar is indeed such a one-and-only act...
There’s a small but wonderful miracle going on air throughout the depths of the Peruvian Amazonas. Aptly named La Voz de La Selva, the radio station based in Iquitos (in North Eastern Peru) is the only media of communication reaching and giving voice to the communities living in the vast,...
![Album Review: Manzanita y su Conjunto – Trujillo, Perú 1971 – 1974 [Analog Africa; July 2021]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/manzanita-y-su-conjunto-trujillo-335x335.jpeg)
Savour, swing, rhythm and joy distinguish the magic guitar of Manzanita, spanning around the golden age of Peruvian Cumbia. Trujillo, Perú 1971 – 1974 comprises the personal style developed by the self-taught guitarist Berardo Hernández (1943-2007). Along with his Conjunto: Antonio Medina (bongos), Héctor Mattos (congas), Ricardo Valles (timbales), Enrique Ibérico...
Have a sneak peek into Peruvian singer/songwriter, MC and activist Liberato Kani‘s brand new album Pawaspay, released on the 2nd of February: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3G2o-XCfF4… In the new album, the Quechua rapper develops his distinctive style even further, fine-tuning the blending of hip-hop with Andean, Amazonian and Afro-Peruvian traditional music.
