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AfroAndina / About This Artist

Artist Details and Stats:

Hometown: Lima, PE

Label: Goin Native Records, Goin' Native Records

Management: Glen Barclay

Website: goinnative.com

Genre: Latin

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Latin charts for Lima, PE
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Biography:

ENGLISH:
This album presents favorite Christmas songs from around the world in a Latin American (and particularly Peruvian) musical perspective, and features the region's traditional instruments. Afroandina Christmas has no precedent in the recording industry, as its originality and freshness allow the listener to enjoy this music beyond the Holiday Season.

Press:

“So if you're a little sick of Bing Crosby by now, we have a special treat for you.”
Nick Rosen - PeruThisWeek

“I know that people are buying the wonderful Afroandina Christmas CD because they, like me, are dead tired of Jingle Bell Rock, and want a little something different.”
Megan Romer - DubMC

“Someone gave me this album as a gift one year, and I became completely enamored, even listening to it during the holiday off-season. Madueno and Silva are both well-known Afro-Peruvian musicians, whose styles combine African traditions with Latin and Native Peruvian elements. This album...”
Megan Romer - About.com

“I was thinking about how I feel when I hear South American, Andean-styled music. Always like a cool breeze, like wind whistling through the trees, it lifts my spirits. I was thinking this, certainly, just before I pressed play on Afroandina.”
Richard Banks - Christmasreviews.com