- Eva Ayllón
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Eva Ayllón
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = María Angélica Ayllón Urbina
Born = birth date and age|1956|2|6
Origin =Lima ,Peru
Instrument =
Genre =Música criolla
Occupation =Singer
Years_active = 1970–present
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URL = [http://www.evaayllon.net www.evaayllon.net]Eva Ayllón (born
February 6 ,1956 as María Angélica Ayllón Urbina), a composer and singer, is one ofPeru 's foremostAfro-Peruvian musicians , and one of the country's most enduring stars.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 andLos 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 inNew Jersey with her Peruvian-American husband and children.tyle
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 thePeruvian music genres of the "lando", the "festejo ", and the "vals", and is known as "The Queen of Lando".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"External links
* [http://www.evaayllon.net Official Page]
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