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Over the course of one weekend in June, the Brooklyn International Music Festival is just one of the many initiatives created by the husband-and-wife team of Geoff and Lynette Wiley, who founded Jalopy in 2006 as a home for traditional music. Their focus had been on American folk music, but they have found common ground with roots music from around the world.
La Banda Chuska are re-imagining the vintage sounds of Peru through the lens of their New York home, via diverse backgrounds, taking inspiration from the twangy surf music of 1960s Peru (Los Belkings, Los Siderals) as well as the more psychedelic flavors of chicha (Los Destellos, Los Shapis). Their post-punk energy has also drawn comparisons. <a class="view-article" href="https://soundsandcolours.com/articles/peru/spotlight-la-banda-chuska-from-nyc-re-imagine-classic-peruvian-surf-chicha-66561/">Read Article</a>