Yesterday I came across this documentary film on YouTube about the Peruvian Marinera.  The film is in Spanish but has English subtitles and covers the origins of this popular and historic Peruvian dance. 

The Peruvian Marinera is a couple's dance from Peru's northern coastal region (Lambayeque), with the most recognized and popular version being La Marinera Norteña.

Below is the documentary:
 



**I don't know who produced the documentary film?

Okay, so the title was a mouthful but it gets the point across.  A few days ago I was on my Flickr account uploading more photos when I saw that I had an email.  The email was from a Peruvian Violinist by the name of Daniel Zamalloa who was born in Cuzco, Peru.  He had seen some of my photos on my Flickr page and wanted to know if he could post two of my photos on his website, I of course agreed and now the two following photos are currently on display with many others on his site:

In case the photos don't appear use this link to check them out: http://www.danielzamalloa.com/photos.html

These two photos were taken back in May when I went to Comas to visit my grandmother for Mother's day.  The photos depict what went down when I travelled with my father and a friend to Comas's Cementary that day.  If you want to read about what CRAZY events took place that day CLICK HERE!

For those of you who are not familiar with Daniel Zamalloa's work I highly recommend checking out his website.  Here is a little snippet that I took from his bio page:

"Daniel Zamalloa was born in Cusco, Peru, the ancient capital of the Inca civilization, and grew up in the old neighborhood of San Blas, renowned for its craftspeople and musicians. He began performing in a violin orchestra at the age of 7 and learned folk fiddle playing from master Eliseo Yare."

I also managed to find a few YouTube videos from some of his performances for those who might be curious or interested in watching.  He plays the violin beautifully and I love his interpretations of Peruvian Folkloric music.  Enjoy!

If you can recall about a week ago I wrote an article about a Peña (a club that hosts folkloric music shows) in Barranco that I visited well I recently came across some more information on several other Peñas located in the city of Lima. Here is a list with their addresses:

Asociación Cultural Brisas del Titicaca
Walkuski 168, Lima Cercado.
Tel.: (511) 332-1901.

De Rompe y Raja
Manuel Segura 127, Barranco.
Tel.: (511) 247-3271.

Del Carajo
Catalino Mirando 158, Barranco
Tel.: (511) 241-8904

Don Jijuna
Plaza Butters 291, Barranco.
Tel.: (511) 247-2242.

Don Porfirio
Manuel Segura 115, Barranco.
Tel.: (511) 477-3119.

El Caballero de Fina Estampa
Av. Del Ejército 800, Santa Cruz, Miraflores.
Tel.: (511) 441-0552.

El Eslabón
Av. Aviación 3390, San Borja.
Tel.: (511) 476-2419.

El Plebeyo
Jr. Succha 247, Breña.
Tel.: (511) 330-9235.

El Rastro Canto Bar
Berlín 536, Miraflores.
Tel.: (511) 242-1022.

La Candelaria
Av. Bolognesi 292, Barranco.
Tel.: (511) 247-2941.

Las Guitarras
Jr. Manuel Segura 295, Barranco.
Tel.: (511) 247-3924.

Perico's
Pedro De Osma, cuadra 1, esquina con Castilla, Barranco.
Tel.: (511) 477-1311

Sachún
Av. del Ejército 657, Miraflores.
Tel.: (511) 441-4465.

Tradiciones Peruanas
Av. José de la Torre Ugarte s/n. (Boulevard del Retablo), Comas. Tel.: (511) 536-6072.

Now I haven't been to many of these Peñas but I have certainly read and heard good things about many of them. The Peru Guide has some descriptions and more detailed info about some of the Peñas.