1950s – 2020sPeak: 1970s
Afro-Peruvian
About Afro-Peruvian
The music of Peru's Afro-descendant communities, built on the cajón and the interlocking rhythms of festejo and landó. Nearly lost by the mid-twentieth century, it was revived by scholars and artists into a proud, percussive tradition that later reached the world through Grammy-winning voices.