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Stereotype -- Gallery of Sound, CD Review >>
PERU NEGRO
Sangre de un Don
(Times Square)
Like Susana Baca, Peru Negro was introduced to most of the world by David Byrne's Afro-Peruvian compilation, "Soul of Black Peru" (Luaka Bop.) This troupe of singers, musicians and dancers, under the leadership of Reynaldo Campos has been one of the main crusaders in the current revival of interest in Black Peruvian culture. It only takes a single listen to understand why. Although the group is small - only seven pieces including guitar, bass (the only electric instrument,) three percussionists and two female singers - the
ever-shifting rhythms that play out between guitar, percussion and voice, open
up a universe of musical possibilities. Peru Negro is still close to their roots in
the barrio, and when the female singers get into a spirited call and response with the drummers, the result is transcendent. The group's bedrock rhythms give tunes like "Mama Nangue" and "Toto Mata," one of their biggest hits, a smouldering, syncopated ntensity. -j. poet
06/05/01
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