The zapateo in Afrocriolla Traditions of the Peruvian Coast: A Look at the Music

Authors

  • Ricardo López Alcas Universidad Nacional de Música

Keywords:

Zapateo music, hatajo de negritos, Afrocriolla music, Peru, music transcription

Abstract

The present article is a musical study of the zapateo as a form of sonic production in two differentiated musical traditions from the Peruvian coast: the zapateo hatajo de negritos and the zapateo criollo. To this end, we have framed the social field of practice between the local tradition and the urban artistic spaces of Lima, recognizing the performative traits as well as differentiating elements of each case. Centrally, we propose the study of sonic-musical elements from both traditions, analyzing the instrumental guitar line and the use of a tabladillo platform in the zapateo criollo, and the violin line, voice, and bell in the hatajo de negritos. Parallel to this, we delve deeper into the distinctive musical expression of the zapateo through transcriptions focused on the performative-musical actions of the zapateador, which, from a musicological perspective, discloses the musical relations produced between the rhythmic patterns of the musical ensemble and the variety of timbres produced by executing different elements in the zapateo. Finally, through explanation of the differentiating elements of each tradition, we recognize the common aspects and expand to a discussion of an Afrocriolla practice as spread across the Peruvian coast.

Author Biography

Ricardo López Alcas, Universidad Nacional de Música

Multi-instrumentalist musician, Bachelor in Art and Culture from the Peruvian José María Arguedas National Higher School of Folklore with a Specialty in Percussion. He was a member of the National Folklore Ensemble of Peru since 2013. He participated as a speaker and artist in musicological conferences, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (2018) and at the University of the Andes of Colombia (2019). He is a member of the groups Pacha Wakay Munan and Fútbol en la Escuela, and a member of the organizing committee of the International Meeting of Quenistas. He studied in the Preparatory Section, Percussion Specialty, at the National Conservatory of Music of Peru. He is currently a graduate of Musicology and is a member of the Music Commission at the Bicentennial of the National University of Music of Peru.

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2019-12-30

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López Alcas, R. (2019). The zapateo in Afrocriolla Traditions of the Peruvian Coast: A Look at the Music. Antec: Revista Peruana De Investigación Musical, 3(2), 52–73. Retrieved from https://revistas.unm.edu.pe/index.php/Antec/article/view/76

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019)

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