I arrived in LAX [Los Angeles International Airport] from Jorge Chaves International in 1991. I brought with me my tapes of Eva Ayllon and some of Arturo Cabero. The music I was taking with me was a symbol... Read Article
Following on from their Peña series of new Afro-Peruvian music, on May 25th Secret Stash Records will be releasing Rhythms of Black Peru, a compilation of classic Afro-Peruvian music, sourced straight from the vinyl. The compilation will include... Read Article
Last year, Cory Wong and Eric Foss of Secret Stash Records travelled to Lima, assembling a group of local musicians to help document Afro-Peruvian music. The group was called Peña (a meeting place or grouping of artists/musicians) and... Read Article
Peña, a collection of Afro-Peruvian standards recorded in April of this year, is the work of Cory Wong and Eric Foss, owners of Minneapolis’ Secret Stash Records. The record features a collection of well-known Peruvian musicians, unknown street... Read Article
Peña is a mix of instrumental and sung Afro-Peruvian standards, interpreted by musicians with a variety of backgrounds. It’s the brainchild of Eric Foss and Cory Wong, owners of Secret Stash Records, a label founded in 2009 which... Read Article
Peña, released on Tuesday (Oct 12th), is the culmination of Eric Foss and Cory Wong’s trip to Lima in search of the finest Afro-Peruvian musicians they could find. Over seven days they would record an assortment of tracks... Read Article
