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Concert Fri Jan 19 2007
Celebrating Lima in Chicago
Did you know Chicago had a local Afro-Peruvian Folk band? Me neither until a short while ago. Trio Perú (featuring former members of Los Chalanes) has a Friday night residency at Taste of Perú on N. Clark and will be playing at El Arpa, 3446 W. Peterson, on Saturday in celebration of the 472nd anniversary of the founding of Lima. The band features two guitars and a cajón, which is a staple of Peruvian and Cuban music. It's basically just a box used for percussion, but looks and sounds way more interesting than that. (Trust me.) Admission is $10 and the performance starts at 8 p.m.