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	1996 Human Rights Report: Ecuador
		The Provincial Court in Loja province is investigating the apparent death of one Peruvian at the hands of local authorities, and another Peruvian detained in a military hospital in Quito has not been accounted for.
		In the wake of border hostilities with Peru in 1995, the Government of Peru claimed that 15 of its citizens had disappeared at the hands of Ecuadorian authorities.
		The Benavides case is the first Ecuadorian case before the Inter-American Court.
	www.usemb.se /human/1996/west/ecuador.html

	Brief information about the different races of the people in Peru.
		The Peruvian society is an authentic melting pot made of Native Andean, Spanish (Criollos and Mestizos), immigrant Chinese, Italians, Japanese, Afro Peruvians and Indigenous Amazon tribes.
		During the colony, the Criollos were the Peruvian born of Spanish parents and the Mestizos were children of intermarried parents (Spanish and Local).
		The Peruvian people is well known for their hospitality, kindness and positive attitude.
	www.andeanodyssey.com /peoper.htm

	The Peru Guide
		A Peruvian native living in New York City since 1987, Corina Bartra has an extraordinary range and an almost restless musical ability to incorporate exotic traditions into her own unique music, a fusion of jazz with Afro Peruvian, Andean, and Latin music.
		Peruvian flavour on this cheerful jam sessions, with the cajón (a Peruvian box-like drum) as undisputed protagonist.
		A progressive rock band formed in Blackpool, England, in the 1960s, Jethro Tull's music is marked by the quirky vocal style and unique lead flute work of frontman Ian Anderson, and by unusual and often complex song construction.
	www.theperuguide.com /lima/events/travel_lima_rock.html (3732 words)

	Afro-Latin American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the United States, Afro- Colombian, Afro- Peruvian, Dominican, Afro-Cuban and other black Latino communities exist.
		Most pure blacks in Puerto Rico are found in the Northern Coastal area (especially in the towns Loiza, Guayama,and Ponce).The music ( bomba) and ( plena) of Puerto Rico are Afro Latin genres danced to during parties and African derived festivals.
		In Brooklyn, New York, for example, the Panamanian community has an Afro-Panamanian Chamber of Commerce.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afro-Latin_American (3732 words)

	bRAZIL
		The Peruvian representative, Jose Luis Risco, referred to the condition of blacks in his country as a form of "neo-slavery" where the vast majority lack access to homes, health care and many are subject to violence.
		Ecuadorian Congressman Rafael Erazo declared racism a structural problem that is endemic throughout the Americas and the Caribbean.
	www.geocities.com /i_makeda/brazil.htm (3732 words)

	La Casa Sol - Otavalo, Ecuador information Andean Culture
		Since Inca times in the Ecuadorian, Peruvian and Bolivian Andes, during the summer solstice at the end of June, we celebrate Inti Raymi (the Sun Festival), in honor of Pacha Mama or mother earth.
		The Indigenous people of Otavalo are famous artisans and handcraft merchants, almost every house in Otavalo is a workshop or an art gallery.
		It is important to visit Otavalo to have a true understanding of the Ecuadorian culture and people.
	www.lacasasol.com /english/otavalo/otavalo.html (3732 words)

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		Esmeraldas is a great touristic attraction basically for it´s vast beaches and the hospitality of its people among which is the jovial Afro-ecuadorian community.A tale of the province tells of the adventure of a ship full of slaves that was heading toward Cartagena, Colombia and was shipwrecked at the coasts of Esmeraldas.
		This shell is found on the Ecuadorian coasts of Manabí and Guayas and also in front of the Peruvian coast.
		Esmeraldas is an Ecuadorian province in the northeast of the country.
	www.exploringecuador.com /articulos/nayuda/en_ar_ecuador_beach.htm (3732 words)

	Peruvian Folklore
		While the vals criollo is not by origin an Afro-Peruvian music, musicians like singer Lucha Reyes and the ensemble Los Morochucos placed black performers among the leading interpreters of the genre.
		With Chile having taken Peruvian territory, however, the zamacueca changed its name to marinera, in honor of the sailors who had fought in the war, and distanced itself from the original.
		An outsider may think of Peruvian folk music in terms of the broad category of Andean music, common elements of which can be found from Colombia in the North to Chile in the South.
	www.lafi.org /magazine/articles/peru-folk.html (3732 words)

	Peru MADRE: An International Women's Human Rights Organization
		LUNDU (The Center of Afro-Peruvian Studies and Promotion) is an organization of Afro-Peruvian youth working to promote recognition and respect for Peru's Afro-descendant population and combat racism and sexism in Peruvian society.
		LUNDU provides skills training and leadership development for young Afro-Peruvians, facilitates their political participation and offers cultural programs to help people reconnect with their Afro-Peruvian identities.
		Recently, LUNDU held a workshop with Afro-descendant organizations from Chile and Bolivia where Afro-Peruvian, Afro-Chilean and Afro-Bolivian youth came together to exchange ideas and build relationships.
	www.madre.org /sister/Peru.html (699 words)

	Peru MADRE: An International Women's Human Rights Organization
		In 2003, MADRE began working with LUNDU (The Center of Afro-Peruvian Studies and Promotion), an Afro-Peruvian youth organization.
		MADRE supports an on-going LUNDU workshop called "Afro Women and Identity: Myths and Realities." Through this workshop, young Afro-Peruvian women use masks to challenge stereotypical images of Afro-Peruvians and connect to Afro-Peruvian history.
		MADRE aids LUNDU's efforts to bring to light the discrimination faced by Peru's Afro-descendant youth and form ties with the larger movement for social justice in Peru.
	www.madre.org /programs/Peru.html (461 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Nicomedes Santa Cruz: Ecos de Africa en Perú (Monografías A)
		Nicomedes Santa Cruz (1925-1992) is the most significant writer in the field of Afro-Peruvian literature.
		This is the first book to study his entire poetical output in the socio-historical and political context of Peruvian culture in general and Afro-Peruvian culture in particular.
		This book will be a manual for those who study Afro-Peruvian literature and culture and a starting-point for a general appreciation of the creative work of this Peruvian poet.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/1855660857/luisalas (461 words)

	Amazon.com: Costa Negra: Music
		Whereas fellow Afro-Peruvian Susana Baca remained in Peru researching Afro-Peruvian music and history, Libertad chose to move to Mexico several years ago.
		After more than 30 albums, Afro-Peruvian singer Tania Libertad makes her U.S. debut with Costa Negra.
		The change in surroundings gives her music a broader Latin flavor than Baca's, as she makes interesting connections between Peruvian, Mexican, Cuban, and Panamanian folk music, all tied through the musics' common African roots.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000084TRV?v=glance (496 words)

	:: SFJAZZ ::
		Ayllón, the matriarch of Afro-Peruvian music, began her singing career at 14; 34 years and more than 20 albums later, she's still strutting the stage in spindle heels, threading her ductile voice through a dense mesh of percussion.”
		Ayllón is the matriarch of Afro-Peruvian music.” Or, in the Boston Globe’s words: “Fans of Susana Baca, unite and behold your new reina.”
		In her home country, Ayllón’s electrifying stage presence and legendary reputat ion have drawn stadium-filling crowds of 30,000 to hear the singer’s performances of Peruvian styles like the landó, the festejo, and the vals—all of which, like Peruvian culture itself, blend together influences from indigenous, African, and Spanish traditions.
	www.sfjazz.org /concerts/fall05/artists/eva_ayllon.html (901 words)

	Concerts 2004
		Coro Hispano de San Francisco and Conjunto Nuevo Mundo, together with the Afro-Peruvian Dance Troupe Jaran—n y Bochinche banded together to bring Afro-hispanic music composed for the Nativity cycle dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries to our annual Día de los Reyes celebration.
		Coro Hispano de San Francisco and Conjunto Nuevo Mundo, together with the Afro-Peruvian Dance Troupe Jaran—n y Bochinche banded together to bring African-influenced Iberian music dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries to our annual Día de los Reyes celebration.
		Highlights included a Three Kings responsory from Juan Gutierrez de Padilla's 1658 set, Peruvian shepherd song from the highlands of Ayacucho with haunting flutes and drums, Francisco Lopez y Capilla's Magnificat for the feast of Epiphany, folk carols from the Caribbean, and aguinaldos, parrandas, and gaitas from Venezuela.
	www.corohispano.org /Performances.html (901 words)

	Baca
		Born in Chorrillos, a black coastal barrio of Lima, Baca grew up surrounded by Afro-Peruvian music in its various forms, including the percussion-driven festejo; the melancholy, more melodic landó; and the "mother of them all," as Baca tells me, the golpe tierra.
		At that time Afro-Peruvian music, with its history in slave culture, went unrecorded and neglected by mainstream culture.
		For Baca, who has been a key figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music, this is sweet news indeed.
	www.rootsworld.com /rw/feature/baca.html (901 words)

	Rock Paper Scissors - Eva Ayllon, Eva! Leyenda Peruana (Times Square) - Singer Eva Ayllon wants Americans to move to an Afro-Peruvian beat
		She was one of more than a dozen Afro-Peruvian artists who appeared on "Afro-Peruvian Classics: The Soul of Black Peru," a compilation disc put together by former Talking Head David Byrne, who's also a global music impresario, and released on his Luaka Bop label.
		Eva Ayllon is a superstar in her Peruvian homeland.
		Ayllon wants to open a New York music academy where she can teach Peruvian song and dance.
	www.rockpaperscissors.biz /index.cfm/fuseaction/current.articles_detail/project_id/181/article_id/2766.cfm (901 words)

	VirtualPeru.net: music and dance
		A popular variation of Afro-Peruvian music is the alcatraz, where one male dancer carrying a burning candle attempts to light a paper flag tucked into the back of his female partner.
		A special kind of music is the Afro-Peruvian music.
		This kind of music, famous for the use of the panflutes, is indeed typical Peruvian, although it is common all over the Andes and can be heard in Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile as well.
	www.virtualperu.net /peru_musica.html (451 words)

	Baca spreads music of her Peru
		Afro-Peruvian music is a relatively obscure genre compared with other African-influenced music from Latin America such as the Caribbean's salsa and Brazil's samba.
		Her rendition of the Peruvian classic “Maria Lando” piqued listener interest on his record label's 1995 compilation of Afro-Peruvian music.
		Baca is arguably Peru's most recognized musician in Europe and North America, where critics hail her as “the voice of black Peru” and “Peru's musical ambassador to the world.”
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2002/09/18/tem_baca_spreads_music.html (756 words)

	MADRE: Demanding Human Rights for Women and Families around the World > Travel to Peru with MADRE: February 2005
		In Lima, we will meet with youth activists of LUNDU, a MADRE sister organization that works with Afro-Peruvian youth to raise awareness about racial and gender discrimination, advocate for their political participation at different levels within Peruvian society, and explore and strengthen understandings of Afro-Peruvian cultural identity.
		Voices for Justice is a bilingual (Spanish/Quechua) radio program that trains Indigenous women and youth in radio production and provides a forum for Indigenous communities throughout the region of Ayacucho to exchange information about topics such as Indigenous rights, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and women's political participation.
		MADRE: Demanding Human Rights for Women and Families around the World
	www.madre.org /travel/voyages/peru_2005.html (742 words)

	Tumi Cuban and Latin American Music
		She is renowned as an interpreter of contemporary Afro-Peruvian music: the intimate lando and samba rhythms of her country.
		Afro-Peruvian music was little known in urban areas and not at all commercially until the 1950s, when it was popularised by the seminal figure of Nicomedes Santa Cruz.
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	www.tumimusic.com /english/susana.htm (1156 words)

	PodcastPickle.com
		Description: We were fortunate enough to be asked by Ben Huntoon, Ohio Chapter President of The International Association for Jazz Educators, to cover a master class by Afro-Peruvian Jazz Artist Gabriel Alegria.
		EdTech Musician 48 will feature interviews and more about Afro-Peruvian Jazz fusion.
		Also Laura Andrea Leguia, saxophonist, composer and the wife of Gabriel, tells us about their present tour and about the Peruvian culture, education and music.
	www.podcastpickle.com /casts?761 (1341 words)

	VirtualPeru.net: music and dance
		A popular variation of Afro-Peruvian music is the alcatraz, where one male dancer carrying a burning candle attempts to light a paper flag tucked into the back of his female partner.
		A special kind of music is the Afro-Peruvian music.
		This kind of music, famous for the use of the panflutes, is indeed typical Peruvian, although it is common all over the Andes and can be heard in Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile as well.
	www.virtualperu.net /peru_musica.html (451 words)

	Ritmo de Negros
		I was glad to find this CD on sale because it serves as a sign that Peruvian folklore music's not mainly Indian music from the Andes, but it also comprises from the two main musical styles from the Peruvian coast, the Musica Criolla, and the Afro-Peruvian music.
		This CD is a MUST HAVE for any fan of Afro-Latin American music, and Africana fan.
		His voice will absolutely lead you to dance to every song of this CD, and the chorus compliment him perfectly...
	www.incamaine.com /items/ritmo_de_negros_yzkt.htm (259 words)

	UCSD Events
		Baca has devoted considerable time unearthing and preserving the traditions of the Afro-Peruvians, but she insists she is a performer of the present.
		"These Afro-Peruvian songs are laments and they tell a lot of history," says Baca, "but I am a woman of this time also, a woman of now." Many of Baca's lyrics come from contemporary poets with whom she collaborates.
		Afro-Peruvian music is distinct for its melodious nature, fusing the folkloric strains of Andean music with Spanish flamenco and African rhythms.
	ucsdnews.ucsd.edu /newsrel/events/jbaca.htm (259 words)

	Amazon.com: Music: Eco de Sombras: Echo of Shadows
		Singing in what is described as an Afro-Peruvian style (naturally in Spanish), Susana sounds like a cross between Cassandra Wilson and Cesaria Evora.
		In her Spanish-language songs about love, heritage, and slavery days, Susana Baca elevates the nearly extinct Afro-Peruvian blues--its sambas, landos, and alcatraz rhythms--to high art.
		Eco de Sombras, Peruvian diva Susana Baca's second album for the David Byrne-helmed Luaka Bop label, both lives up to the mystical implications of its title ("Echo of Shadows") and places her exquisite voice in the center of ancient-to-the-future acoustic grooves that make it an instant beyond-category classic.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004LMKW?v=glance (259 words)

	Eva Ayllón
		For thirty years Afro-Peruvian singer Eva Ayllón has been selling out theaters not only at home in Peru—where she can fill a stadium of 30,000—but in North America as well.
		Calling all Incas, Mandingas, and Gringos: Eva Ayllón, The Afro-Peruvian Legend, steps onto the World Stage with her new CD.
		The latter style is derived from the Viennese waltz, but in the Peruvian version are romantic poetic torch songs adorned by shimmering Spanish guitar riffs.
	www.worldconnection.nl /wclayout/biografy.php?site_id=18 (259 words)

	World Music Central - Peru Negro
		For most fans in the U.S. Peruvian music means Andean panpipes, but Perú Negro delivers an experience of Peru from its cultural roots, Afro-Peruvian song and dance.
		Peru Negro was founded in El Carmen and is recognized around the world as one of the leading exponents of Black Peruvian culture and pride.
		A true musical story of the African Peruvian people.
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php?story=20031217213437739 (237 words)

	PES Announcements
		November 15-16 De Rompe y Raja, el grupo de musica afroperuana que estuvo con nosotros celebrando el Dia de la Cancion Criolla en el CoHo, esta presentando su show "Cristo Moreno: An Afro-Peruvian Musical Theater", en el Julia Morgan Center for the Arts (2640 College Avenue - Berkeley).
		Peruvian dances at Stanford in Coffee House (Tressider Union Bldg.) Free admission for a wonderful event where professional dancers and singers of "Rompe y Raja" will be performing Marinera, Festejo, Zapateo afroperuano and Contrapunto de Cajones.
		We will have peruvian food, drinks and music: cebiche, lomo saltado, arroz con pollo, alfajores and suspiro a la limeña; pisco sour, chicha morada, Cristal and algarrobina; musica criolla and peruvian pop (NSQ y NSC, Pedro Suarez Vertiz, Fragil, Mar de Copas, Arena Hash, Gianmarco).
	www.stanford.edu /group/peruanos/communic/announce.htm (382 words)

	Luaka Bop: Susana Baca - Rolling Stone Review
		Though her music is rooted in the simple songs of Afro-Peruvian folklore, Baca incorporates touches of Astrud Gilberto’s windblown Brazilian sweetness, Celia Cruz’s wholly Cuban rhythmic certainty and Cesaria Evora’s Cape Verdean rue into her understated delivery.
		Peruvian singer Susana Baca is blessed with the same curiosity that compels Afro-pop stars and folks like David Byrne to seek inspiration beyond their own borders.
	www.luakabop.com /susana_baca/cmp/rs.html (382 words)

	WORLDLY LIBERTAD
		Although Libertad wasn't born into an Afro-Peruvian family -- her mother is of indigenous and Spanish descent -- most of her neighbors in Chiclayo, the town she grew up in, were descendants of West African slaves brought to Peru by the Spanish to farm sugarcane.
		But Libertad, 52, is hardly a folkloric performer seeking to preserve Afro-Peruvian song forms.
		Libertad quickly became associated with the nueva trova, movement wedding folkloric musical styles with poetry and socially conscious lyrics.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2005/01/09/PKG1KAK7UH1.DTL (773 words)

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