Edited by Azizi Powell
This post provides information about & seven videos of various Afro-Peruvian dance and music forms. Those dance and music forms include, but aren't limited to "Lando", "the Panalivio", tap dancing, and "ToroMata". Information about Peru is also included in this post.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/04/afro-peruvian-dances-music-zamacueca.html "Afro-Peruvian Dances & Music : Zamacueca & Festejo" for more information & videos about two other Afro-Peruvian dance/music forms.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All content remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos, and thanks to the publishers of those videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT PERU
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru
"Peru ... officially the Republic of Peru (Spanish: República del Perú, ... is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean...
The Peruvian population, estimated at 30.4 million, is multiethnic, including Amerindians, Europeans, Africans and Asians. The main spoken language is Spanish, although a significant number of Peruvians speak Quechua or other native languages. This mixture of cultural traditions has resulted in a wide diversity of expressions in fields such as art, cuisine, literature, and music...
[Peru is a] multiethnic country formed by different groups over five centuries. Amerindians inhabited Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish Conquest of the 16th century;... Spaniards and Africans arrived in large numbers under colonial rule, mixing widely with each other and indigenous peoples. Gradual European immigration from Italy, Spain, France, Britain, and Germany followed independence.[74] Peru freed its black slaves in 1854.[75] Chinese arrived in the 1850s, replacing slave workers, and have since greatly influenced Peruvian society.[76]
...According to the CIA World Factbook, the majority of the people in Peru are Amerindians, mostly Quechua and Aymara, followed by mestizos.[60] Yet, in a 2006 survey from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), the Peruvian population self-identified primarily as mestizo (59.5%), followed by Quechua (22.7%), Aymara (2.7%), Amazonian (1.8%), Black/Mulatto (1.6%), white (4.9%), and "Others" (6.7%).[72]
With about 29.5 million inhabitants, Peru is the fifth most populous country in South America....
Peruvian music has Andean, Spanish, and African roots.[99] In pre-Hispanic times, musical expressions varied widely in each region; the quena and the tinya were two common instruments.[100] Spaniards introduced new instruments, such as the guitar and the harp, which led to the development of crossbred instruments like the charango.[101] African contributions to Peruvian music include its rhythms and the cajón, a percussion instrument.[102] Peruvian folk dances include marinera, tondero, zamacueca, diablada and huayno.[103]"...
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Some of the summary statements to the videos found below contain information about that particular Afro-Peruvian music and dance form.
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FEATURED VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order based on their YouTube posting date with the oldest dates are given first.
Example #1: Festejo Lando - AfroPeruano Blanco y Negro
HowlingEarth, Uploaded on Jan 31, 2008
Dance group from Chincha, Peru
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Example #2: Cajón Perú Miguel y José Ballumbrosio,"Chocolate" Algendones
Miguel Ballumbrosio, Uploaded on Oct 28, 2008
El Carmen-Chincha,Perú
casa de la familia Ballumbrosio
Un homenaje al maestro "Chocolate"
que dios lo tenga en la gloria....
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Example #3: Musica negra peruana
jairo diaz pedraza, Uploaded on Jan 6, 2009
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Example #4: Peru - Lando,"Las Lavanderas" Diaspora Negra 14 2009
Katia Sanchez, Uploaded on Sep 26, 2009
Lando is one the most popular musical/dance styles in Afro-Peruvian folklore. De Rompe y Raja's arrangement of "Las Lavanderas" is based on the works of Afro-Peruvian folklorist Victoria Santa Cruz & Peru Negro Cultural Association about the life of black women in the "callejon". De Rompe y Raja was founded in 1995, as a cultural organization dedicated to preserving and promoting traditions and culture from the coastal region of Peru, where the music and motifs of European, African and indigenous people intersect.
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Example #5: Afro-Peruvian Dance Competition Valentina de Oro 2009, CA (20-35 Year-Old Category)
margott1, Uploaded on Nov 9, 2009
A big THANK YOU to my trainer Rosagna Sanchez. Thanks to her, I was able to receive first place at the Afro-Peruvian dance competition Valentina de Oro 2009, California.
And thanks to my family for their support!! And also to the dance group Matalache Negro by Karen Menacho y Ashley Rivas and Gia Revelli's families for their support and cheers :)
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This is an example of "Festejo" dance/music.
Here's a comment from this video's viewer comment thread:
eKinematics, 2012
"Wow this is a typical Eastern Nigeria Traditional style of dance."
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Example #6: PERU NEGRO "Zapateo" - Estocolmo 1998
AcuarelaCriolla, Uploaded on Dec 27, 2009
Ballet Foklorico Peru Negro - Musikmuseeet, Estocolmo 1998. Zapateadores: Rony Campos, Lalo Izquierdo ^ Giberto Bramon; Guitarra: Roberto Castillo. Evento Producido por: Elena Gutarra
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The English translation of "zapateadores" is "tap-dancers".
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Example #7: Ritmos del Perú - panalivio
El Rincón de la Peruanidad, Published on Mar 27, 2012
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Here is my transcription into standard American English of Google Translate's English translation of this video's summary statement that was written in Spanish. (Additions & Corrections are welcome):
"The panalivio is an ancient Afro-Peruvian dance. It was created by black people, brought from Spain as slaves for agricultural work. Previously also known as “penalivio”, the several centuries old panalivio includes songs of irony or optimism to ease the pain [that people incurred during their enslavement].
It is said that these panalivios songs exposed abuses & punishments that slaves experienced. Two different categories of songs with the same name were performed by Afro-Peruvians.. One of those categories is uptempo songs that involves tap dance and other movements that are performed in counterpoint to violin music. The other version of panalivio is like a slow lament, such as the habanera dance to the song "A la Molina I'm not anymore."
That song is still sung presently. It hasn’t changed over time. In fact, no new panalivios, at least not “ "legitimate", traditional panalivios have been created [since these songs were created centuries ago]. The best known [panalivio] is the one that says - "A La Molina's because I'm not constantly being severely punished with a whip ..." - and this song itself already provides historical information.
Ballumbrosio Amador was a great promoter of this dance. Besides being an excellent tap dancer, Amador played the violin and the Peruvian cajon.
The month of December as part of the celebration of Christmas in the district of El Carmen in Ica, it is a traditional custom to find performances of people singing panalivios and stomping to the beat of a violin and bells, in what is known as “the Negritos Hatajos”.
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Friday, March 9, 2012
Focus On Olodum - Salvador Bahia
Edited by Azizi Powell
Madagascar Olodum
matteosedda, Uploaded on Mar 24, 2011
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This post focuses on the Brazilian group Olodum. Here's some information about that group from its YouTube bio page:
"Olodum is a cultural activism group created with the objectives of fighting racial discrimination and socioeconomic inequality. They have recorded ten LPs/CDs and have worked with Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Cliff, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, and Spike Lee. The group draws 4,000 people to parade in the bloco (which has about 200 musicians) at Salvador BA carnival, gives lectures on social and political issues, and publishes a monthly news journal, Bantu Nagô. The group also runs a factory for clothes and musical instruments sold to the public and a school for Salvador's poor children.
Olodum was created in Salvador, BA, in April 25, 1979. Olodum takes its name from the Yoruba deity Olodumaré ("God of Gods," in Yoruba language). Originally a bloco afro (a Bahian Carnival association devoted to research and the celebratation of black culture), the group drew 800 people to the streets in their first Carnival (1980). In the next year, they already had 2,000 affiliates. In 1983, the group constituted the Grupo Cultural Olodum. Neguinho do Samba joined the group that year as mestre (master) and is the figure responsible for the winning combination of samba and reggae that characterizes the group's musical approach. In 1984, Olodum was acknowledged as a state public utility organization, had 3,000 people parading in their bloco, was featured in the documentary Carnival Bahia. In 1987, their first LP, Egito, Madagascar, made a hit with "Faraó," by Luciano Gomes dos Santos, and sold more than 50,000 copies. Two years later, the group did their first performances in Europe and, in the next year, played again in Europe and in Japan, Argentina, and Chile."
FEATURED VIDEOS
Video #1: Madagascar Olodum
This video is placed at the top of this post.
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Video #2: Olodum Salvador Bahia HD
Uploaded by MrRonny63 on Feb 12, 2011
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Here are four English language comments from that viewer comment thread:
"michael jackson's song THAY DON'T CARE ABOUT US !! :)"
-BIRDANGAL; December 2012
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"@BIRDANGAL actually, it's one of the original beats created by the "olodum movement" that was born in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. And no, the beat from MJ song is different, if you listen carefully. Check "Paul Simon Obvious Child" (that was released in 1990, meaning 15 years earlier than MJs) and there you will find this exact beat!"
-MrBrunoLKSl, December 2012
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"Has nearly the same ritm as paul simon the obvious child. Very nice done. Nice hd video too. super! Greetings from holland."
-ghj9018 February 2012
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"@ghj9018 Paul Simon borrowed the rythm from Olodum, actually, and it was Olodum that did the percussion for the song to which you are referring. They are awesome!"
-quackzinho ; February 2012
[Editor: Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y11yMCnhxZE for a sound file of Paul Simon's "The Obvious Child".]
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Video #3: Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us
Uploaded by michaeljacksonVEVO on Oct 2, 2009
Music video by Michael Jackson performing They Don't Care About Us. (C) 1996 MJJ Productions Inc.
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Video #4: Batucadas do olodum (BAHIA,SALVADOR)
Uploaded by MyRockpower on Sep 3, 2009
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Here's information about the meaning of the Portuguese word "batucada" from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batucada:
"Batucada is a substyle of samba and refers to an African influenced Brazilian percussive style, usually performed by an ensemble, known as a Bateria. Batucada is characterized by its repetitive style and fast pace"
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Video #5: OLODUM CARNAVAL 2011 - RITOS DOGONS
Uploaded by marlinh0 on Oct 19, 2011
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Video #6: Olodum / Requebra
Uploaded by denisvick on Jun 11, 2011
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Video #7: Olodum - Oh Berimbau!
Uploaded by maxten on Mar 2, 2009
Oh berimbau
pedaço de arame pedaço de pau
juntou com a cabaça virou berimbau
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau:
"The berimbau... Brazilian Portuguese... is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, from Brazil. The berimbau's origins are not entirely clear, but there is not much doubt about its African origin, as no Indigenous Brazilian or European people use musical bows, and very similar instruments are played in the southern parts of Africa. The berimbau was eventually incorporated into the practice of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira, where it commands how the capoeiristas move in the roda."
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Madagascar Olodum
matteosedda, Uploaded on Mar 24, 2011
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This post focuses on the Brazilian group Olodum. Here's some information about that group from its YouTube bio page:
"Olodum is a cultural activism group created with the objectives of fighting racial discrimination and socioeconomic inequality. They have recorded ten LPs/CDs and have worked with Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Cliff, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, and Spike Lee. The group draws 4,000 people to parade in the bloco (which has about 200 musicians) at Salvador BA carnival, gives lectures on social and political issues, and publishes a monthly news journal, Bantu Nagô. The group also runs a factory for clothes and musical instruments sold to the public and a school for Salvador's poor children.
Olodum was created in Salvador, BA, in April 25, 1979. Olodum takes its name from the Yoruba deity Olodumaré ("God of Gods," in Yoruba language). Originally a bloco afro (a Bahian Carnival association devoted to research and the celebratation of black culture), the group drew 800 people to the streets in their first Carnival (1980). In the next year, they already had 2,000 affiliates. In 1983, the group constituted the Grupo Cultural Olodum. Neguinho do Samba joined the group that year as mestre (master) and is the figure responsible for the winning combination of samba and reggae that characterizes the group's musical approach. In 1984, Olodum was acknowledged as a state public utility organization, had 3,000 people parading in their bloco, was featured in the documentary Carnival Bahia. In 1987, their first LP, Egito, Madagascar, made a hit with "Faraó," by Luciano Gomes dos Santos, and sold more than 50,000 copies. Two years later, the group did their first performances in Europe and, in the next year, played again in Europe and in Japan, Argentina, and Chile."
FEATURED VIDEOS
Video #1: Madagascar Olodum
This video is placed at the top of this post.
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Video #2: Olodum Salvador Bahia HD
Uploaded by MrRonny63 on Feb 12, 2011
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Here are four English language comments from that viewer comment thread:
"michael jackson's song THAY DON'T CARE ABOUT US !! :)"
-BIRDANGAL; December 2012
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"@BIRDANGAL actually, it's one of the original beats created by the "olodum movement" that was born in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. And no, the beat from MJ song is different, if you listen carefully. Check "Paul Simon Obvious Child" (that was released in 1990, meaning 15 years earlier than MJs) and there you will find this exact beat!"
-MrBrunoLKSl, December 2012
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"Has nearly the same ritm as paul simon the obvious child. Very nice done. Nice hd video too. super! Greetings from holland."
-ghj9018 February 2012
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"@ghj9018 Paul Simon borrowed the rythm from Olodum, actually, and it was Olodum that did the percussion for the song to which you are referring. They are awesome!"
-quackzinho ; February 2012
[Editor: Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y11yMCnhxZE for a sound file of Paul Simon's "The Obvious Child".]
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Video #3: Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us
Uploaded by michaeljacksonVEVO on Oct 2, 2009
Music video by Michael Jackson performing They Don't Care About Us. (C) 1996 MJJ Productions Inc.
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Video #4: Batucadas do olodum (BAHIA,SALVADOR)
Uploaded by MyRockpower on Sep 3, 2009
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Here's information about the meaning of the Portuguese word "batucada" from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batucada:
"Batucada is a substyle of samba and refers to an African influenced Brazilian percussive style, usually performed by an ensemble, known as a Bateria. Batucada is characterized by its repetitive style and fast pace"
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Video #5: OLODUM CARNAVAL 2011 - RITOS DOGONS
Uploaded by marlinh0 on Oct 19, 2011
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Video #6: Olodum / Requebra
Uploaded by denisvick on Jun 11, 2011
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Video #7: Olodum - Oh Berimbau!
Uploaded by maxten on Mar 2, 2009
Oh berimbau
pedaço de arame pedaço de pau
juntou com a cabaça virou berimbau
-snip-
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau:
"The berimbau... Brazilian Portuguese... is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, from Brazil. The berimbau's origins are not entirely clear, but there is not much doubt about its African origin, as no Indigenous Brazilian or European people use musical bows, and very similar instruments are played in the southern parts of Africa. The berimbau was eventually incorporated into the practice of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira, where it commands how the capoeiristas move in the roda."
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