Tambuco performs Barranco

Tambuco percussion Ensemble performs "Barranco" Afro-Peruvian music genre of Festejo.
This style of music has a very strong African influence, performed with diverse Peruvian instruments, such as cajón, cajita (small box) and quijada (jawbone).
Nota de Alfredo Bringas (English text below)
Barranco (2010)
En 1985 viajé por primera vez a la ciudad de Lima, Perú, como parte de una delegación de músicos mexicanos que asistía a un festival musical para conmemorar el aniversario 450 de la fundación de dicha ciudad.
Por las noches, íbamos a escuchar Festejo (música de raíz afroperuana) a los bares de un famoso barrio bohemio llamado Barranco. La experiencia de escuchar esa música y verla bailar me marcó para toda la vida. El título de esta pieza rinde homenaje a dicho barrio y al espíritu, siempre renovado, de esta música.
Barranco está dedicado al Ensamble Tambuco y ha sido escrito para instrumentos tradicionales de la música afroperuana: cuatro cajones, cajita, quijada y cencerro.
La pieza está inspirada en algunos ritmos tradicionales afroperuanos, como el Festejo y el Landó.
Barranco es también una reconocimiento al extraordinario percusionista peruano Marco Campos, cuyas enseñanzas se ven reflejadas en esta pieza. El Maestro Campos dejó un valioso legado a innumerables percusionistas durante su estancia en México.
Note by Alfredo Bringas
Barranco (2010)
In 1985, I traveled for the first time to the city of Lima, as part of a delegation of Mexican musicians who attended a musical festival to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the of the city’s foundation.
At night, we would go to the bars of a famous popular neighborhood called Barranco, in order to listen to Festejo (Afro-Peruvian music). The experience of listening Festejo as well as watching it being danced left a lifetime impression in me.
The title of this piece pays tribute to this neighborhood and the always renewed spirit of this music.
Dedicated to Tambuco, Barranco has been written for traditional instruments of Afro-Peruvian music: four cajones, cajita, quijada (jawbone) and cowbell.
The piece is inspired on some traditional Afro-Peruvian rhythms, such as Festejo and Landó. This music is also a tribute to the extraordinary Peruvian percussionist Marco Campos, whose teachings are reflected in this piece. Maestro Campos left a valuable legacy to countless percussionists during his stay in Mexico.