Me Sabe a Perú: A History of Salsa in the Many Limas

Salsa music's reception in Lima, Peru, from the 1960s to the 1990s was deeply influenced by local political and social dynamics, challenging notions of transnational cultural flows. Initially a working-class identity marker during rapid urbanization, salsa evolved with political shifts, gaining middle and upper-class appeal before becoming a depoliticized, romantic genre in the mid-1980s. This study reveals how class-based affinities and media consumption patterns shaped salsa's trajectory, offering new insights into Latin American identity and cultural globalization.

Arellano, A. B. (2020). ME SABE A PERÚ: A HISTORY OF SALSA IN THE MANY LIMAS. Digital Repository at the University of Maryland. https://doi.org/10.13016/MP80-LOVJ