By José Gandue @Gandour
One of the fastest-growing countries in the Latin American music scene in recent years has been Peru. After being a hidden market, with little confidence in its domestic product and an audience somewhat distant from new artists, we see how things, fortunately, have changed in the last decade. Little by little we have registered proposals of contemporary textures from that country that have occupied interesting spaces in festivals of the continent and showing their work around the world. That's why we were delighted by the premiere of In the Crosshairs Vol. 1, a compilation organized by the Lima-based company Sound Bridge, in conjunction with Hype Peru, in which we can listen to 10 recently created proposals, all in one list themes of rock, pop, electronic and urban environments, with a result worth hearing about. To learn more, we contacted Blanca Segura, the director, to tell us more about this project:
What is it about? In the crosshairs?
It is a compilation that seeks to help new Peruvian musical proposals become known
What were the selection criteria for the songs and artists present?
It was basically a matter of musical tastes and seeing how these acts manage not only their own careers but also the paths they open for bands like them.
Do you think the compilation gives an idea of the current Peruvian music scene?
I think it gives an idea of the new things that are being forged from the emerging side; Peru is very large and has diverse scenes. In the Crosshairs It's only part of that.
How do you think the Peruvian music scene should be viewed by the rest of Latin America?
I believe that as a young and eager scene, full of desire for things to happen soon, it is a scene that takes as its basis what has already been forged in the region and on top of that, adds its contribution from its own perspective, experience and story to tell.
Do you have a new compilation scheduled for release soon?
We want to do this annually.
