Vicky Leyva - Afro-Peruvian Song

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Vicky Leyva - Afro-Peruvian Song

Pervuvian singer Vicky Leyva performs traditional Afro-Peruvian rhythms with modern arrangements. Accompanied by her own group which includes guitars, bass, modern and traditional Peruvian percussion, Vicky's show is authentic and innovative. The show may include popular Peruvian dances such as landó, zamacueca, festejo and others. For most music fans in the US, Peruvian music means Andean panpipes. While the African presence in such music kingpins as Brazil and Cuba are well known, Peru's African legacy has only recently gained major attention here. Furthermore, the legacy of slavery in Peru differed from elsewhere in the Americas in that slaves were brought from a wide variety of regions in Africa making cultural continuity virtually impossible. This performance took place on January 20, 2013 as part of the Out of Many multicultural festival of music, dance, and story.

23 min 43 sec

Native American Indian Museum Smithsonian "Indigenous Peoples" "Smithsonian Institution" "Smithsonian NMAI" "National Museum of the American Indian"