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Here's our playlist from last night's show on @kcsbfm! We highighted artists from across Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean, including Sylvia De Grasse, Perú Negro & Tito Gomez; who's your favorite artist? 🎤🎺🥁 *Reggie Msomi & His Hollywood Jazz Band "Bambatha" [SOUTH AFRICA] *Amédée Pierre et l'Ivoiro Star "Vla" [CÔTE D'IVOIRE] *Super Yapi "Adehe Pachanga" [CÔTE D'IVOIRE] *Volta Jazz "Bi Kameleou" [BURKINA FASO] *Sylvia De Grasse "Cállate corazón" [PANAMA] *Perú Negro "Torito pinto" [PERU] *Les Vikings de la Guadeloupe "Ka nou pé fé" [GUADELOUPE] *Carmen Silva "Concerto para um verão" [BRAZIL] *Hermanos Tuirán "Lluvia" [COLOMBIA] *Roland Alphonso & The Beverley's All Stars "Guantanamera ska" [JAMAICA] *Perez Prado and His Orchestra "Desconfianza" [CUBA] *La Sonora Matancera (Alberto Beltran canta) "Aunque Me Cueste La Vida" [CUBA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC] *Bienvenido Granda Con La Sonora Matancera "En La Orilla Del Mar" [CUBA] *Carlos Argentino con La Sonora Matancera "En El Mar" [ARGENTINA, CUBA] *Enrique Jorrin y Su Orquesta, Tito Gomez "Vereda Tropical " [CUBA] *Bembeya Jazz National "Fatoumata" [GUINEA] *Keletigui et ses Tambourinis "Manghoya" [GUINEA] *Balla et ses Balladins "Limania" [GUINEA] *Chelo y su Conjunto "Volveras Por Mi" [MEXICO] *Chela Campos "Cosas Del Ayer" [MEXICO] *Lupita Palomera "Perfidia" [MEXICO] *Linda Leida con Lino Frias (piano) "El Guaguanco y El Son" [CUBA] #panama #peru #cuba #panamanianmusic #peruvianmusic #cubanmusic #sylviadegrasse #perunegro #titogomez #musichistory #communityradio #kcsb (at KCSB-FM 91.9 in Santa Barbara) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcfJYOgfa5/?igshid=1qvmhbco4bq9c

“I bought this in a record shop in Lima which I’ve now forgotten the name of, but I hunted it out especially as I always like to buy music from countries that I visit, in particular non-European ones. My trip to Peru was 7 years ago now but the music on this compilation sounds fresher than ever. . At two CDs and 42 tracks it provides a wonderful overview of the range of Afro-Peruvian music, which was little known in ‘the west’ until the 1970s, and arguably only popularised outside its native regions of Peru through the supportive work of David Byrne and his Luaka Bop label which released the compilation Peru-Negro in 2000. It has of course, been around a lot longer than that. . The African population of Peru have been there since the 1520s when the Spanish Conquistadors first brought black African slaves to South America as part of their colonial takeover. These people were put to work in the mines and on construction projects and as family servants. Over the centuries nearly 100,000 slaves were brought to Peru, with the last group arriving in 1850. Slavery was finally abolished in 1854, and the population received a public apology from the government in 2009. . And the music? It’s percussion heavy with the hip-swaying rhythms one would associate with Latin American music, often featuring the ‘stamp dancing’ style of Zapateo. There’s often a flamenco influence in the guitar playing, and the singing (to me) often feels infused with the Blues. It reminded me of Portuguese Fado and the state of saudade, a profound melancholia of intense longing or nostalgia. For the freedom their forebears never had, presumably...” . FOR FULL REVIEW & PLAYLIST CLICK LINK IN PROFILE: . #afroperuano #afroperuvian #perunegro #perumusic #susanabaca @luakabop #compilation #latinamericanmusic #recordcollection #nowplaying #nowlistening #randomrecordreview https://www.instagram.com/p/B55YbVlJ3rv/?igshid=16lfw5ppppmqm

Happy Tuesday to all. We want to take this opportunity to welcome Edú Campos to the family @educampos Is a Peruvian percussionist with groups like Perú Negro, Afro-Peru, Timba Criolla among others. Join us welcoming this fine young percussionist to the family. #madeinperu #percussion #percussionist #cajon #bongo #peru #perunegro #afroperu -GB