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The musician was to star the Festival pays tribute this year to Paco de Lucia, also died in February this year.
Now, this tribute will expand to include the master Santa Cruz.
The Cante de las Minas Foundation deeply regrets the death of percussionist, musicologist and main disseminator of Peruvian cajón Rafael Santa Cruz Castillo, died in the early hours of yesterday at age 53 due to cardiac arrest.
The Executive Chairman of the Foundation and Mayor of La Union, Francisco Bernabé, has sent a message of condolence to his family on behalf of the municipality and the Festival, which was scheduled to participate the next 14, 15 and 16 August.
Santa Cruz would be offered a teaching gig La Union on the "Peruvian Cajon" which was the greatest expert in the world.
It had also scheduled a "Course Introduction and Advanced Techniques Drawer" and a Great Public Cajoneada on Avenida del Flamenco.
All these activities are included in this year pays tribute to the Festival del Cante de las Minas guitarist Paco de Lucia, who died in February this year and precursor of the use of this instrument in the world of flamenco.
The Foundation decided to continue this tribute, which will now take over Guillermo García, "El Guille", another expert on Peruvian cajón was also scheduled to participate in activities with the master Santa Cruz.
Now, this tribute to Paco de Lucia is also dedicated to Rafael Santa Cruz.
Known as the "ambassador of the Peruvian cajón", Santa Cruz investigated the development of percussion instrument in flamenco.
He was the son of the bullfighter of the same name who made a career in Spain since 1952, and resided some years in Madrid.
Great defender of Afro-Peruvian culture, Santa Cruz organized annually in the Peruvian capital the International Festival of Peruvian Cajon, bringing together national and worldwide musicians with an extensive program of concerts, video samples, master classes and lectures at different audiences .
Ambassador drawer of the instrument taught at two universities in Lima.
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión
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