Music of Peru

By Russ Slater 22 September, 2011

Chico Unicornio is having a busy week. On Monday he released a new single and today he’s offering up a... Read Article

By Russ Slater 07 July, 2011

Peruvian cumbia DJs rejoice! It has just been announced that Roots of Chicha will be released on vinyl by Barbés... Read Article

By Renzo Revelli 24 May, 2011

I arrived in LAX [Los Angeles International Airport] from Jorge Chaves International in 1991. I brought with me my tapes... Read Article

By Russ Slater 16 May, 2011

A new documentary on Los Saicos, one of the heaviest South American bands of the 60s, is preparing for its... Read Article

By Russ Slater 03 February, 2011

Last year, Cory Wong and Eric Foss of Secret Stash Records travelled to Lima, assembling a group of local musicians... Read Article

By Russ Slater 06 November, 2010

The first task with reviewing this album is resolving the problem of what to call it. The standard definition would... Read Article

By Russ Slater 03 October, 2010

After the surprise success of The Roots of Chicha, released in 2007, there is no real surprise that a second... Read Article

By Russ Slater 25 September, 2010

We wrote a little about Hipnoascensión in our recent Going Underground: Peru article. We are planning to write a lot... Read Article

By Russ Slater 21 September, 2010

Here is our exploration into the underground scene in Peru. Among many things we have found a booming scene of... Read Article

By Russ Slater 15 September, 2010

Though Summer is waning, you can keep the heat and humidity going all year long with this brand new reissue... Read Article

By Russ Slater 10 September, 2010

We have a delightful set of Peruvian and Chilean jazz for you this Friday from Happy Jazz Radio. There’s some... Read Article

By Russ Slater 07 September, 2010

I can still remember hearing The Roots of Chicha for the first time. I was in Choele Choel in Argentina... Read Article