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Nicomedes Santa Cruz
Peruvian singer, songwriter and musicologist
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| Born | (1925-06-04)June 4, 1925 La Victoria, Lima Province, Peru |
| Died | February 5, 1992(1992-02-05) (aged 66) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, composer, journalist, folklorist |
Nicomedes Santa Cruz Gamarra (June 4, 1925 – February 5, 1992) was a Peruvian singer, songwriter and musicologist.
Nicomedes santa cruz biography of abraham
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.
Biography
Santa Cruz was born in La Victoria District, Lima, Peru, to Nicomedes Santa Cruz Aparicio and Victoria Gamarra Ramírez, and was the ninth of ten siblings.
After his schooling, it was decided that he would work as a blacksmith, which he did until 1956 when he left his workshop and traveled throughout Peru and Latin America, composing and reciting his poems