Nicomedes Santa Cruz
Peruvian singer and songwriter
Nicomedes Santa Cruz Gamarra was a Peruvian singer, songwriter and musicologist. He was primarily a decimista, a singer of décimas. He researched most forms of Afro-Peruvian music and dance, becoming the leading ethnomusicologist in Peru. Wikipedia
Born: June 4, 1925, La Victoria, Peru
Died: February 5, 1992 (age 66 years), Madrid, Spain
Spouse: Mercedes Castillo Gonzalez (m. 1968)
Parents: Nicomedes Santa Cruz Aparicio and Victoria Gamarra Ramirez
Siblings: Victoria Santa Cruz and Rafael Santa Cruz
Albums: Cumanana, Socabón, Décimas y Poemas Afro-Peruanos, and more
Songs
A Cocachos Aprendí
La pelona
No Me Cumben
Meme Neguito
Samba Malató
Ritmos Negros del Perú
Zapateo Criollo
Mandame quitar la vida
A la molina
Inga
Manuel Antonio
Socavón
Son de los diablos
Alianza Lima
A Don Porfirio Vasquez
Que viva mi mamá
Cumanana
Socabón
El Frutero
Marineras en menor
Negrito
America Latina
Cantares campesinos
Juan Bemba
Aquí está la Marinera
Ahí Viene Mi Caporal
Pasadas de zapateo
La Escuelita
De Inga y Mandinga
Muerte en el Ring
Mama Luchita
Aquí Está la Marinera / Mamita / Mi Señorita