Peruvian University of Applied Science and Peruvian singer Gian Marco inaugurate music academy

Peru’s University of Applied Science, or UPC, and Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco inaugurated a professional musical academy Wednesday in the country’s capital city, Lima. “Musical training must be complete,” said UPC’s Rector, Luis Bustamante. “We’re going to formally train not only composers and performers, but also music producers.” Our students “will be responsible for waking [...]

Perutrova: first online Peruvian music channel launched

A month and a half after it was launched, more than 70,000 people have visited Perutrova, the first online Peruvian music channel, daily Peru.21 reported. Perutrova, sponsored by Mogulus, airs anything from jazz to rock, to Afro-Peruvian beats. Known locally as “música criolla,” Afro-Peruvian music combines Spanish rhythms such as Flamenco, Gypsy panache, and Andean influence [...]