Dear Tropical Diaspora people, as you know we desire to share with you our passion for the good Diaspora music. We play only Vinyls in our events also the residents Dj Garrincha (me) and Dj Dr.Sócrates. As usual we post here some information about new and old records issues with the music we play in our party’s. To begin with our new blog where we want to show you what we are playing in our events i choose the last compilation from Peru i got last week.
“This is secret music — a collection of beautiful songs and infectious grooves that’s been hidden for years in the coastal towns and barrios of Peru. It’s not the guys with flutes and drums in woolly hats — it’s music of the black Peruvian communities. Black Peruvians? Yes, Peru was involved in the slave trade too — and this wonderful, funky music is part of that legacy.
This music survived (barely) within the black communities, and was not accepted outside of those communities until the spark of black pride, ignited in the 1960s, caught fire in the ’70s and ’80s. Now, in the ’90s, this music is the pride of Peru — cassettes of it are sold on the street alongside techno, Megadeth and Andean folk groups. And while it maintains its funky roots, it has attracted the creative talents of the best contemporary musicians, writers and poets who have furthered the evolution, growth and spread of this music. It’s not a secret anymore — and it’s yours to dance to.” Source: Luaka Bop
Also a very nice great diaspora record, the new Album is a compilation with music from Peru, this first Afro Peruvian music heard outside of Brazil and the album the introduce Susana Baca to the world. This is secret music ” a collection of beautiful songs and infectious grooves that”s been hidden for years in the coastal towns and barrios of Peru. It”s not the guys with flutes and drums in woolly hats ” it”s music of the black Peruvian communities. Black Peruvians? Yes, Peru was involved in the slave trade too ” and this wonderful, funky music is part of that legacy.
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