Each week, World in Stereo examines classic and modern world music while striving for a greater appreciation of other cultures.
Peña: s/t (Secret Stash Records, 10/12/2010)
Peña: “Tarumbero”
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It is one thing to travel and experience world cultures other than your own, but it’s another thing to record and share your findings on an album. In March of 2010, Cory Wong and Eric Foss of Minneapolis-based independent record label Secret Stash began planning a dream project that sought to discover and examine the roots of Afro-Peruvian music. Though Secret Stash Records specializes in releasing and cataloging rare grooves from all over the world, this project carves out a different place in the catalog.
Peña — a two-disc CD/DVD collection that comes in an actual secret-stash-esque wooden case — is not a compilation of rediscovered tunes, but instead is a journey through Afro-Peruvian music from a rotating cast of some of the best local musicians in the genre.