AFRO-PERUVIAN
Afro-Peruvians are Peruvians of afro-descent. The first Africans were brought in 1548 and slavery was abolished in 1854. Afro-Peruvians make up 10% of the population with 2,900,000 Afro-Peruvians. They can be found in Lambayeque, Piura, Lima, Callao, provinces of Canete, Chincha, Pisco, Nazca. The African influences are: FOOD- anticucho, picarones, carapulcra con sopa seca, tacu tacu; MUSIC AND DANCE- criollo music, Peruvian marinera dance.
For Afro-Paraguayan History and Culture
History - Minority Rights (Afro-Peruvian)
History - Afro-Peruvian - Afropedea
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History - The First Slaves
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Photos, History and Culture- Afro- Peruvians of Peru, South America. – Africani Sankofa (wordpress.com)
Ministerio de Cultura de Perú (Afro-Peruano)- Población Afroperuana (cultura.pe)
Video history and culture- https://youtu.be/F8dhBoqDNUA
Video and article- In Peru, black is an invisible color (worldbank.org)
Video History and Culture with Henry Gates Jr. - https://youtu.be/Ufut6qxt1ro
Afro-Peruvian Music and Dance Resources
Info-The Enduring Spirit Of Black Peru And Afro-Peruvian Music (theculturetrip.com)
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Video Criollo Music- https://youtu.be/3txYSGlaB5o
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Video Susana Baca- https://youtu.be/oEU2AiIbmr4
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Video Afro-Peru Dance- https://youtu.be/qgah34cPa2I
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