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Peruvian Musical Traditions in Miami |
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The Peruvian population of Miami-Dade County probably exceeds 20,000, with another 15,000 or more in adjacent Broward County. Many people left Peru as a result of the political and security crisis surrounding the Shining Path guerrilla movement of the 1980s. Peruvians in South Florida come from all socioeconomic classes and represent the country’s three major regions: la costa (the coast), la sierra (the Andean highlands), and la selva (the Upper Amazon River basin). The Peruvian community in Miami has many clubs and organizations. The most prominent organization is a recreation of Lima’s religious brotherhood of “El Señor de los Milagros” (Our Lord of Miracles), which observes a major festival every October. While in Lima there is a single brotherhood with parish chapters, in Miami there are four different brotherhoods. Traditional music is performed for a Mass and procession during the festival of El Señor de los Milagros. The Peruvian Andean community in Miami attends events organized by Martha del Villar and her non-profit MADELMA Foundation. These events emphasize Andean musical traditions, such as those performed by Alma Andina, led by Miguel Sulca, and folk dances performed by such troupes as Grupo Inti. Peruvian coastal music events are organized by Nedda Huambachano, the most renowned performer of the vals criollo (Peruvian waltz) in Miami, and her husband, guitarist Luis Enrique “Quique” Negrini, who is an advisor to the Miami Afro-Peruvian ensemble Perú Expresión. Afro-Peruvian music is also performed by Víctor Manuel “Chocolatín” Casanova. In addition, the vals criollo is part of the pan-Latin American repertoire of various vocal and guitar duos and trios, such as Los Bardos de América. Los Bardos perform regularly at Peruvian restaurants and other venues in Miami.
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Biographies, Photographs,
Photograph by Martha Ellen Davis.
Photograph by Martha Ellen Davis.
Photograph by Carl Juste.
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