CD-Charts Position 1
Average Rating:

Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru

CD-Charts > Music > Peru
by: Various Artists

Release Date September 25, 2007
I love classic Cumbia, and I love classic Garage rock. SO Im thrilled to discover this intersection of styles. THe peruvian folk meoldies are an added bonus. Candy!

Thanks to whoever hunted down this style. It's great listening music and great dance music. highly recommended

CD-Charts Position 2
Average Rating:

Latin Lullaby

CD-Charts > Music > Peru
by: Various Artists

Release Date August 25, 1998
This CD is so beautiful--I would be happy to own it even if I didn't have children. We have 5 month old twins so it's too early for us to know if they like the cd, but I'll be surprised if they don't. I even gave it to another friend as a gift.

CD-Charts Position 3
Average Rating:

Music from the Coffee Lands

CD-Charts > Music > Peru
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 07, 1997
I recently started getting into the Putumayo series after I heard the Paris compilation. I was immediately hooked and now have started checking out the other cds in the series. MUSIC FROM THE COFFEE LANDS is my latest acquisition. While MUSIC FROM THE COFFEE LANDS may not be my favorite compilation, I certainly enjoyed listening to its international flavor. Most of the songs are latin based but there are a track here and there that are African and even Hawaiian. As I sit here typing my review while drinking a cup of joe and listening to this cd, I am imaging myself in a field picking coffee beans. I find the music very soothing tp the human soul. I definitely agree with one reviewer who questioned why there isn't any music from Ethiopia featured ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 4
Average Rating:

The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection

CD-Charts > Music > Peru
by: Yma Sumac

Release Date October 06, 2003
in 1954, this great Diva became the biggest album selling artist in the world. If you listen to this album as a concept, and take a moment to consider the great artistry of this incredible singer and her brilliant husband/musician producer, can can make real comparisons with todays megastars ,and realise why this album belongs amongst the best of all times.

CD-Charts Position 5
Average Rating:

Mambo

CD-Charts > Music > Peru
by: Yma Sumac

Release Date March 05, 1996
I remember listening to this on my folks' hi fi when I was growing up. It is as impressive as it was then and fun to listen to now.

CD-Charts Position 6
Average Rating:

Antologia, Vol. 1: 1973-1978

CD-Charts > Music > Peru
by: Inti-Illimani

Release Date December 06, 2004
Excellent, it's like hearing music from heaven. Both cd's allow me to go to the roots of the culture of my ancestors.

CD-Charts Position 7
Average Rating:

Eco de Sombras: Echo of Shadows

CD-Charts > Music > Peru
by: Susana Baca

Release Date October 21, 2003
I came across Susana Baca on a compilation cd, and immediately fell in love with her voice. I don't speak spanish, so I treat this cd as an instrumental, and she has perfected her instrument. This is simply beautiful and hypnotizing.

CD-Charts Position 8
Average Rating:

Flute Music of the Andes

CD-Charts > Music > Peru
by: Various Artists

Release Date May 10, 1994
I fell in love with the fantastic sounds of Andean folk music on my trip to the beautiful country of Chile last year. As our tour guide drove us through the fertile valleys and hills between the high Andes and the Pacific Coast, the flute sounds gave us the feeling of travelling back in time with the indigenous peoples. I ordered this CD so that I could evoke the wonderful memories of a lovely vacation. It does exactly that and I love it.

CD-Charts Position 9
Average Rating:

Voice of the Xtabay

CD-Charts > Music > Peru
by: Yma Sumac

Release Date March 05, 1996
This music brought me back to my youth when my parents would play Ima Sumac on the stereo. She has the only voice that I have ever heard with such range in both high and low octaves.

CD-Charts Position 10
Average Rating:

Putumayo Presents: Women of Latin America

CD-Charts > Music > Peru
by: Various Artists

Release Date September 21, 2004
The voices and songs of these women haunt you way after you've turned off the CD with incredible melodies and instrumental backups. I would buy one for all of my women friends for Women's Day, today!