Afro-Andean Funk

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. Araceli Poma, our singer, was raised in the Andes of Peru by her grandmother Mamá Nieves, a healer whose prayers and songs in Quechua were the first music she ever knew. That inheritance lives in everything we do. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Angélique Kidjo, Keep On Moving: The Best of Angélique Kidjo Novalima, Novalima Susana Baca, Susana Baca These three trace one bloodline. Susana Baca carried Afro-Peruvian song to the world; Novalima reimagined it with electronics — exactly our territory; and Angélique Kidjo's reconnects West Africa to the Americas. Our lineage. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Agua del Olvido” "Agua del Olvido" moves me most. It's about the healing power of water and ceremony — the rituals of curanderos in Indigenous communities. Afro-Peruvian rhythm carrying something sacred, ancient, and still alive.