The rhythmic beats of the cajon, voices of Northwestern’s Latin Music Ensemble, stomping of feet and laughter of dancers filled Harris Hall on Wednesday evening as members of the NU community gathered ...

SAN DIEGO — Immigrants have embarked on long journeys to build new lives in America, but it’s the steps they take today that help them get into a good rhythm and carry on tradition wherever they go.

A nonprofit dance academy preserves Peru's 1,500-plus traditional dances, welcoming anyone willing to learn the steps.

Kaypi, Perú—“This Is Peru” in the indigenous Quechua language—highlights Peru’s rich and diverse cultural heritage and traditional arts. For the webcast portion of the festival, we recorded ...

NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and the Academia Asi es mi Peru want to see you at this year’s Peruvian Festival. Started in 2022, the exciting event has already outgrown its first two venues. Celebrate the ...

A wooden carton, a tithing box and a donkey’s jaw. That’s all Peruvians need to re-create the boisterous sounds of their African ancestors. Those crude instruments, overlaid with a little guitar, ...

This article was published as part of a Telemundo Chicago-NBC Chicago collaboration with DePaul University to amplify the work of Chicago student journalists. Dancers across the city connected and ...

Twenty-one years ago, Margarita Armas was twirling on stage in a toddler version of the colorful costume her mother routinely wore in performance. Both of Armas's parents were professional Peruvian ...

Dancing to the tune of a local band, four pallbearers carry a coffin performing choreographies through the streets of a northern Peruvian village. The so-called "dancers of death" evoking the famous ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — Immigrants have embarked on long ...

Kaypi, Perú—“This Is Peru” in the indigenous Quechua language—highlights Peru’s rich and diverse cultural heritage and traditional arts. For the webcast portion of the festival, we recorded ...