Novalima
Coba Coba (Cumbancha)
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If you hear similarities between Novalima's modern Afro-Peruvian music and the rhythms brought from Cuba by Celia Cruz and Tito Puente in the '50s, you're on the right track: Peruvians have borrowed a lot from the Africans taken to South America as slaves during the 17th Century - the drumming and the vocals have that same intense, ardent spirit, and many tunes from the country made their way into the Caribbean.
For instance, Cruz had an enormo
