Good Trip Peru - Vol. I

The sound of Peru is a diverse confluence of traditions and ideas, with tributaries flowing through its varied landscape from parts near and far. Afro-rhythms carried across the Pacific during the slave trade era transformed sonic soundscapes throughout the Caribbean in the 17th and 18th centuries. During that same time, Spanish colonization introduced a range of instruments to the new world, diversifying the sounds of ancient song and dance that had been developing for thousands of years by the indigenous communities of the Northern Andes. And while foreign, aural flavors mixed with local beats and hymns, the heart of the music - no matter what country of origin - was the same as it always had been: all elements of this music are about movement and celebration.