1:14 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Music|New York City|Peru · 1 Comment
23 Jan 2008Yesterday, the Grammy-nominated 20-piece ensemble known as Peru Negro launched a new CD Zamba Malató. To accompany the release they have 45 U.S. City three month tour.
The name of their new album, Zamba Malató, refers to an old chant sung by black women as they performed their daily chores. , The album, released on Times Square Records, is the long-awaited follow-up to their last release for the label, 2004′s “Jolgorio”. It continues the wildly celebratory Afro-Peruvian carnival of songs and dances that trace their history to the arrival of African slaves in Peru in the 1600′s.
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