Nicomedes Santa Cruz Gamarra (June 4, 1925 – February 5, 1992) was a Peruvian singer, songwriter and musicologist. He was primarily a decimista (or decimero), a singer of décimas. He researched most forms of Afro-Peruvian music and dance, becoming the leading ethnomusicologist in Peru.
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4 June 1925 La Victoria, Lima Province, Peru
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Died |
5 February 1992 (aged 66) Madrid, Spain
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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