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Diverse mix of modern Afro-Peruvian styles

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 05/18/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

""Kimba Fa"

Eva Ayllon

(Four Corners, 2009)

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A nice new set from one of Peru's reigning divas of popular and folkloric song... This album opens up with a pair of sinuous, robust, salsa-flavored dance tunes, replete with Afro-Peruvian percussion. Then comes my personal favorite off the album, "El Surco," a multi-layered acoustic song; the rest of the record drifts into jazzier, poppier territory, akin to the sleek sounds of Cuba's Irakere. Ayllon's impassioned, aging-yet-energetic vocals are buoyed by strong, sympathetic arrangements; longtime fans will be delighted while newcomers may find this an entryway into modern Peruvian music. (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To World Music)"

"Kimba Fa (2009) ... Eva Ayllon ... Four Quarters Ent."

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 04/14/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Four Quarters Ent. presents "KIMBA FA", María Angélica Ayllón Urbina), a composer and singer, is one of Peru's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians, and one of the country's most enduring stars --- Ayllón adopted the stage "Eva" from her maternal grandmother, Eva, who began teaching the young María music at an early age --- Throughout the early 1970s, Eva appeared in many música criolla musical groups such as Rinconcito Monsefuano, La peña de los Ugarte, Los Mundialistas o Callejón and Los Kipus --- By 1975, Eva began to pursue a solo singing career, touring internationally by 1979 --- In 1989, Eva formed Los Hijos del Sol (Children of the Sun), a supergroup made up of Peruvian musical stars in an effort to promote Peruvian music through performance and recording.



To date, Eva has produced over 20 records. Her latest release is 2004's Eva! Leyenda Peruana (Eva! Peruvian Legend), which was her first album produced in the United States. Today, Eva continues to tour and lives in New Jersey with her Peruvian-American husband and children. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)



Kimba Fa - (Track Listings)

1 El Muñeco de La Ciudad Festejo 4:15

2 Me Sabe a Canela Landó 4:06

3 El Surco Festejo 3:47

4 Quimba, Fá, Malambo, Ñeque Afrobeat 5:32

5 María Sueños Canción 4:14

6 Mi Compadre Nicolás Festejo 4:46

7 Ánimo y Aliento Salsa 6:50

8 Adoro Landó 3:20

9 Akundún Afrobeat 3:39

10 Canto a Amador Panalivio 4:35

11 Huye de Mí Vals 2:06

12 Nada Soy Vals 2:04

13 Cariñito Vals 1:56

14 Mal Paso Vals 3:37

15 Mi Ritual Canción 3:53

16 Andar Andar Live / Bonus Track / Festejo 5:55

17 Toro Mata Live / Bonus Track / Landó 6:26



BIOS:

Eva Ayllon

Date of Birth: 6 February 1956 - Lima, Peru

Date of Death: Still Living



Hats off to Juan Morillo (Producer, Liner Notes, Executive Producer) , Ramon Stagnaro, Eva Ayllón and Tito Manrique (Arrangers) and German Villacorta (Arranger, Engineer, Mastering) --- In her music, Ayllón blends indigenous Peruvian, African and Spanish influences into a style known as musica criolla --- Typically, Ayllón focuses on the musical genres of Peru's capital city along the Pacific coast, Lima --- Ayllón is particularly known for the Peruvian music genres of the lando, the festejo, and the vals, and is known as "The Queen of Lando".



Total Time: 71 min on 17 Tracks ~ Four Quarters Ent. 1815 ~ (03/10/2009)"

The melting Pot CD

Lady Marso Drake | Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA | 06/11/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I liked the CD because it has a little bit of every Peruvian music style.

She does good with the Valses Criollos and Peru Negro - I bit too pricy, but still worth it."