Afro-Peruvians
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Afro-Peruvians are a culturally distinct group in Peru descended primarily from enslaved Africans, known for their significant contributions to the country’s music, dance, cuisine, and coastal traditions.
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African diaspora community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| AfroPeruvianCultureDay | June 4 ⓘ |
| AfroPeruvianCultureDayHonors | Nicomedes Santa Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censusRecognition | counted as distinct group in Peruvian census ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
Peruvian coastal traditions
ⓘ
Peruvian gastronomy ⓘ Peruvian popular music ⓘ |
| culture |
Afro-Peruvian cuisine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Afro-Peruvian dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Afro-Peruvian music ⓘ Afro-Peruvian religious festivals ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the main Afro-Latin American groups ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
African ancestry
ⓘ
European ancestry ⓘ Indigenous ancestry ⓘ |
| heritage | African cultural traditions adapted to Peruvian context ⓘ |
| heritageDayOrMonth | Afro-Peruvian Culture Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfArrival |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
artisanal and skilled trades
ⓘ
labor on coastal plantations ⓘ urban domestic labor ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| mainAncestry | enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| musicInfluence |
Latin American music
ⓘ
Peruvian criollo music ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Caitro Soto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eva Ayllón NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucila Campos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicomedes Santa Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Susana Baca NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Santa Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | Afro-Peruvian rights movement ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | ethnic minority in Peru ⓘ |
| region |
Arequipa Region
NERFINISHED
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Callao NERFINISHED ⓘ Chincha Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Ica Region NERFINISHED ⓘ La Libertad Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lambayeque Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lima Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian coast ⓘ Piura Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Afro-Bolivians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Afro-Brazilians NERFINISHED ⓘ Afro-Colombians NERFINISHED ⓘ Afro-Ecuadorians NERFINISHED ⓘ Afro-Venezuelans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Afro-Latin folk Catholicism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialIssue |
racial discrimination in Peru
ⓘ
socioeconomic inequality ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
alcatraz (dance)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
festejo ⓘ landó ⓘ zamacueca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
anticuchos
ⓘ
carapulcra ⓘ picarones ⓘ seco ⓘ tacu tacu ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
cajita
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cajón ⓘ quijada de burro ⓘ |
| traditionalMusicGenre |
festejo
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landó ⓘ marinera (Afro-Peruvian influence) ⓘ |
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