Music Talk with Nina Laurie Indigenous Identity Making Through Evangelical Church Music During the Peruvian Civil War

Nina Laurie draws on archive work and life history
interviews in Peru to examine the emergence of
spiritual spaces of musical creativity during the Peruvian
civil war (1980 -2000). The evangelical church became a
target for the Maoist-inspired Shining Path, while at the
same time experiencing a revival of Quechua identity
through the use of traditional Andean instruments in
indigenous music festivals, whilst local and international
festivals promoted new Christian music. Gatherings in
remote rural areas of Peru heard original compositions
and produced artisan recordings to share and learn
back in their home churches.