Cleverly steering between cumbia and reggae, the unique collective Olaya Sound System originated in the Lima district of Chorrillos at the end of the previous decade and has been constantly gaining more and more attention since then.
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Camilo Vega started five years ago in the circle of “cantautores”, close to artists like Joaquin Sabina or Silvio Rodriguez. At some point, he found a way to make himself heard by a wider audience: music videos.
Tropical bass has been one of the most well received music genres by the Peruvian audiences in the recent years. It is more than a trend, it’s the convergence of the Peruvian cumbia roots with the international electronic music.
When anthropologist Efrain Rozas moved to New York City to study music at the New York University, he started looking for the fathers of salsa. But not any salsa. The salsa dura sound, the Fania All Stars sound, the ones that are moving the sonic landscape of our hometown, Lima.
The collective Novalima is one of the most renowned acts in modern Peruvian music. Founded in 2001 by four Peruvian DJ’s: Ramón Perez Prieto, Grimaldo Del Solar, Rafael Morales and Carlos Li Carrillo, later it became a band incorporating Afro Peruvian famous musicians as part of their performances.
With the release of their debut album, the Peruvian psych folk band Kanaku Y El Tigre became one of the most prominent bands of the local acoustic contemporary pop, building a solid fanbase.
It’s been two years since Danitse Palomino released her first album, “Viaje”. This song called “Quizás Has Florecido” (Maybe You Have Blossomed) recently appeared on her Soundclound account.