Afro is the first international release by Lima born producers known as Novalima. On a mission to bring Afro-Peruvian music up-to-date, they have managed to capture the real soul of Afro-Peru in the same way as Gotan Project did with Tango. The result is magnificent. Its raw and acoustic but at the same time electronic. Dark but soulful, Deep and haunting at times. Killer dub basslines with thumping cajon, quijada and conga percussions, layered with 100 year old slavery chants, emotive vocals, and sweet guitars. Novalima are joined on this album by some of the finest Afro-Peruvian legendary musicians such as Nicomedes Santa Cruz, Lucila Campos, Lucha Reyes, and Zambo Cavero; in addition to renowned Juan Medrano Cotito, Mangué Vaquez, Milagros Guerrero, Oscar Avilés Jr., and Pedro Urrutia. The album was recorded mostly in Lima, Peru, with additional production and mixing in London by studio wizard Toni Economides (Nitin Sawhney and Da Lata).