Traditional Music Of Peru, Vol. 8: Piura

This 8th a final volume of the acclaimed series Traditional Music of Peru features the musical and cultural diversity of Piura. From the coastal areas influenced by indigenous Tallan and Afro-Peruvian tradition to the Andean highland, this CD contains ceremonial music, secular songs and music for dances and popular theater. Recorded throughout 1994, this collection illuminates another facet of the richness of traditional music and cultures in Peru.