Yuri Juárez has been exploring music for the guitar in what he calls “música criolla”, broadly, the Afro-Peruvian cultural topography. Following his epic guitar album Guitar...
Ever since the formation of his now long standing sextet, Gabriel Alegría has used his well-drilled cohort – comprising saxophonist Laura Andrea Leguia, guitarist Yuri Juárez,...
A decade ago Gabriel Alegría called upon his drummer-friend, Hugo Alcázar, to make a record where the music of the coastal part of Perú – its...
Despite the curious sounding titles—a mixture of Spanish and English—obviously in an attempt to try conjure up images of the protagonist and drummer Danny Susnjar’s fascination...
“Once again this exciting ensemble does a star turn as it brings to life the wild and burgeoning rhythm of the...
Every once in awhile there comes a musician who, when playing his or her chosen instrument, seems to carry within a vital life-force that is irrepressible,...