 
Black Rhythms of Peru: Reviving African Musical Heritage in the Black Pacific (Music Culture)
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 On: 2008-04-22
This is a great study in the dichotomy of authentic versus world Peruvian music. The author has a very good handle on the truth about Afro-Peruvian music in both past and present.
On: 2007-11-26
I read this book because of my interest in Peru (after a trip to Peru several years ago) and, as a conga player, my interest in the African Musical Diaspora (Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, etc.) I wanted to learn more about the music created in Peru by people descendant from Africans, and how it was influenced by the other peoples of Peru. I was surprised how much I liked this book and how much I learned. Heidi Feldman brings a level of intelligence and understanding that clearly avoids mistakes of oversimplification. She is sensitive and perceptive. She can clearly express the complexities of culture, music and the creative process. I recommend this book highly.
On: 2007-11-25
I read this book because of my interest in Peru (after a trip to Peru several years ago) and, as a conga player, my interest in the African Musical Diaspora (Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, etc.) I wanted to learn more about the music created in Peru by people descendant from Africans, and how it was influenced by the other peoples of Peru. I was surprised how much I liked this book and how much I learned. Heidi Feldman brings a level of intelligence and understanding that clearly avoids mistakes of oversimplification. She is sensitive and perceptive. She can clearly express the complexities of culture, music and the creative process. I recommend this book highly.
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