Rafael Santa Cruz (29 September 1960 – 4 August 2014) was a renowned
Afro-Peruvian musician
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...
and author of the book ''El Cajón Afroperuano'' on the
cajón, a
Peruvian instrument created from wooden boxes by
slave
Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...
s when their owners tried to ban the drum culture, fearing the drums would help form slave uprisings.
References
External links
History of the Cajon
See also
Cajón
1960 births
2014 deaths
Peruvian musicians
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