I came upon this video while searching for examples of Afro-Peruvian music. This is more contemporary type of Afro-Peruvian dance called the "Chincha". The music played in the background of this video clip definitely displays the African roots of the music. There are much more percussion instruments used in this style than in the indigenous style based music, which contains more pipe and wind instruments. The dance movements are also much more rhythmic, and they correspond with the percussion beats throughout the piece.
In the first 20 seconds, there is a shot of a young kid dancing. I haven't seen too many examples of this because you can actually hear the sounds he's making with his body while he dances. The layer of rhythm gets interlaced. I'd love to find someone doing this with headphones on to be able just to hear the rhythm of stomps and claps. Right as his part starts, he ends a measure with a foot stomp, and he delivers it with determination. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the video because it really shows off the African roots throughout the entire video. As we read in one the Romero article, at times it was hard to distinguish African roots in their music, if they were present at all. In the video you can see the cajon being used in the beginning, followed by various drums and African style dancing. The dancing seems to be a fusion of both African and Latin styles, which you can see through the swinging of the arms and hip movements. I love the dancing and the fast rhythm and beats of the drums and cajon. This video definitely shows the African side of Afro-Peruvian music.
ReplyDeleteIt was cool to see young kids both playing instruments and dancing in this video. Even though I don't necessarily believe in the idea of "blood memory," examples like this are pretty incredible. The kids seem to deliver the sounds and movements so effortlessly at such a young age. You can definitely tell it's strongly embedded in their culture.
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