Various artists: Andina, the Sound of the Peruvian Andes 1968-1978 review – music from an exuberant era

(Tiger’s Milk/Strut Records) The 1960s was a time of musical upheaval and experiment in Latin America as well as in the west. In Brazil there was tropicalia, while in Peru bands pioneered Peruvian cumbia, mixing Colombian dance styles with huayno rhythms from the Andes, often adding in African Peruvian … Read entire story.

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