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Meet the talented young DJs and producers behind Peru鈥檚 captivating tropical bass sound.

Meet the talented group of young DJs and producers behind Peru鈥檚 captivating tropical bass sound.

Deltatron and Tribilin Sound have been mining Peru鈥檚 rich musical archives and creating new highly danceable chicha and cumbia-based tracks. Shushupe uses her own field recordings of the Peruvian Amazon, and of folk musicians and every day hubbub, to create her unique sound. Their music is proving highly popular, and not just in Peru: Deltatron now spends half his time Dj-ing in clubs around the world.

The music reflects a new pride in all things Peruvian. As Deltatron puts it, his middle class parents were listening to music from the US and Europe and thought the best thing to aspire to was leaving the country, but he disagrees: Peru is a paradise, with everything you could want, including amazing music.

It鈥檚 not just producers who are riding this wave of optimism 鈥� and making feel good danceable music inspired by the past. Bands such as Olaya Sound System, La Mente, Hit La Rosa and La Nueve Invasion are also a major part of the movement and each of these has recorded a session exclusively for Global Beats.

Produced and presented by Catherine Fellows.

(Photo: Peruvian DJ and producer Shushupe. Credit: Catherine Fellows)

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53 minutes

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Sun 17 Mar 2019 20:06GMT
大象传媒 World Service

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Music Played

  • Deltatron

    Chullachaqui (feat. Los Chapillacs)

    Remix Artist: Deltatron.

  • Peru

  • Hijo Del Diablo

  • Un Bello Dia

  • Ya Viste

  • Los Gramos

  • Blankito

  • Dengue Dengue Dengue

    Don Marcial

  • Olaya Sound System

    Jacaranda

  • La Mente

    Radio Funeral

  • Tribilin Sound

    Cumbia tu madre

  • La Cumbia de Octavio

  • Tribilin Sound

    Victor Jara: No Puedes Volver Atras (feat. V铆ctor Jara)

  • Rashid from Lima

    Javier Prado

  • La Nueva Invasion

    Yo Te Quiero Asi

  • Shushupe

    Fiebre Voodoo

  • Flor Del Diablo

  • Selva Negra

  • Hit La Rosa

    Hito Uno

Broadcasts

  • Sat 16 Mar 2019 12:06GMT
    大象传媒 World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
  • Sun 17 Mar 2019 20:06GMT
    大象传媒 World Service

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