Peruvian
Radio 1550 Huancayo
Huancayo, Peru
Emisora peruana desde Huancayo con lo mejor de la cumbia andina y peruana.
Who Radio 1550 Huancayo is
Radio 1550 Huancayo broadcasts from Huancayo, the big Andean city of central Peru, high in the sierra of the Mantaro valley. It is a station close to the life of the region, where Andean cumbia is part of the everyday soundscape.
In a high-altitude area with a strong highland identity, this station puts a beat to the routine with the cumbia danced at patron-saint festivals and gatherings across the valley.
What you will hear
Here you get Andean cumbia from the central highlands, that crossover between huayno and cumbia that defines the sound of the Peruvian sierra. The northern orchestras that reach the whole country are here, like Grupo 5 and Corazon Serrano, alongside the Andean cumbia groups that liven up local celebrations.
The repertoire blends the longtime classics with the songs of the moment, in a style made for dancing up in the heights of the Mantaro.
Huancayo and cumbia
Huancayo is a cultural center of the central Andes, a land of huayno and a very lively Andean cumbia scene. There the tropical rhythm mixed with mountain music until it created a sound of its own, more highland than coastal.
Tuning in to this station is a way to hear that fusion, where cumbia converses with huayno and plays in every neighborhood of the city.
To learn where this sound comes from, read about chicha and cumbia in Peru and its meeting with Andean music.
When you want to keep listening, explore all the live cumbia stations in one place.
