Afro-Peruvian music, African Peruvian music, Black Peruvian Music, Música afroperuana (English: African Peruvian Music), or Música negra (English: Black music) is a type of Latin American music first developed in Peru by enslaved black people from West Africa, where it is known as Festejo. The genre is a fusion of West African and Spanish music that expresses joy and culture while also including elements of Indigenous Andean culture and way of life.
Afro-Peruvian music, African Peruvian music, Black Peruvian Music, Música afroperuana (English: African Peruvian Music), or Música negra (English: Black music) is a type of Latin American music first developed in Peru by enslaved black people from West Africa, where it is known as Festejo. The genre is a fusion of West African and Spanish music that expresses joy and culture while also including elements of Indigenous Andean culture and way of life.
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