Eva Ayllón
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| Eva Ayllón | |
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 Eva! Leyenda Peruana album cover.
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| Birth name | María Angélica Ayllón Urbina |
| Born | February 6, 1956 |
| Origin | Lima, Peru |
| Genre(s) | Música criolla |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Website | www.evaayllon.net |
Eva Ayllón (born February 6, 1956 as 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.
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[edit] Biography
Ayllón adopted the stage "Eva" from her maternal grandmother, Eva, who began teaching the young María music at an early age. As a child and teen, Eva Ayllón sang in school competitions and later on television and radio. 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.
[edit] Style
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".
[edit] Discography
- Aplausos para el Perú
- Callejón de un solo caño
- Destino sin amor
- El plebeyo
- Engañada noche tras noche
- Idolatría
- La noche de tu ausencia
- Mal paso
- Negro tiene que ser
- Qué de mí
- Que viva el Perú señores
- Remembranza
- Ritmo color y sabor
- Ruperta
- Saca las manos
- Toromata
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Official Page
