The rhythmic beats of the cajon, voices of Northwestern’s Latin Music Ensemble, stomping of feet and laughter of dancers filled Harris Hall on Wednesday evening as members of the NU community gathered ...

What do a dead donkey, a Seat Alhambra and Led Zeppelin's John Bonham all have in common? Whatever images your mind's eye may conjure, these three clues, in fact, all lead to Phisqa, the contemporary ...

Hector Morales brings traditional Afro-Peruvian music to the U.S. from Lima, Peru. Hector Morales brings traditional Afro-Peruvian music to the U.S. from his home country, Lima, Peru. He plays the ...

Santa Clara, CA - - January, 11 2007 -- No one knows precisely where and when the African Lamellophone was invented but ethnomusicologist and Rhythms founder Joe Agu knows the soul of this universally ...

Huellas is an Afro-Peruvian dance theater performance co-created by Carmen Roman and Pierr Padilla Vasquez. It is inspired by the ancestral dance Son de los Diablos. The Son de los Diablos is the ...

Susana Baca has traveled the world as one of her country's most famous musicians, but her inspirations are still rooted at home in Peru's little-celebrated black culture. Baca is arguably Peru's most ...