Alex Acuna
"Heidi Feldman has written a complete, well-researched, and captivating book on Afro-Peruvian musica heritage I am happy to see introduced to the world."
Raul Romero
"After reading this book, one understands perfectly how vanishing cultural traditions can be rescued, reinvented, or reconstructed by a community and its cultural leaders. Brilliantly written, this book is valuable to everyone interested in how traditions are constantly reinvented and resignified."
Raul Romero, author of Debating the Past: Music, Memory and Identity in the Andes
From the Publisher
"After reading this book, one understands perfectly how vanishing cultural traditions can be rescued, reinvented, or reconstructed by a community and its cultural leaders. Brilliantly written, this book is valuable to everyone interested in how traditions are constantly reinvented and resignified."—Raúl Romero, author of Debating the Past: Music, Memory and Identity in the Andes
"Heidi Feldman has written a complete, well-researched, and captivating book on Afro-Peruvian music—a heritage I am happy to see introduced to the world.""—Alex Acuña, drummer, percussionist, and producer