Nov 11th, 2008 · America is mourning the loss of a beloved canine. Gus was recently declared the ugliest dog in the world. He had one eye, three legs and an overbite that just wouldn't quit. He passed away from skin cancer. Meanwhile, the campaign to find a dog for the Obama family continues. Peruvians are lobbying for a bald, often toothless breed called the Peruvian Hairless Dog. They says it's perfect for children who are allergic. The puppy's official name is Machu Picchu but it answers to Ears.
Keywords: world · children · cancer · America · Beloved · campaign · Family · allergic · Ears · Obama · canines · Peruvian
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Peruvian singer Yma Sumac died Saturday at age 86. Sumac recorded an extraordinarily wide vocal range of more than four octaves; she could sing notes in the low baritone register as well as notes above the range of an ordinary soprano.
Keywords: registered · Singer · Opera · soprano · baritone · Peruvian · octave · sumac · Yma · Yma Sumac
May 25th, 2008 · The season is just starting to sizzle, and listeners have written in to share their plans for adventure everything from wrestling in Mongolia to singing in England's Canterbury Cathedral, from cycling through the villages of southern France to studying wildlife in a remote Peruvian community.
Keywords: community · France · Village · wrestle · remote · wildlife · england · adventure · Mongolia · cycling · Peruvian · Canterbury Cathedral
May 22nd, 2008 · Three years ago, a Peruvian-born pop singer, a guitarist with a past in new wave, and a dub-wise bassist from Barbados formed a band in Canada. Pacifika's members talk about the worldly chill-out music of their recent debut album, Asuncion.
Keywords: Spanish · music · Canada · Singer · album · guitarist · bassist · peaceful · Peruvian · Pacifika · Barbados · emAsuncion
Apr 15th, 2008 · A former Peruvian first lady's criticism of Yale University and the government of Peru for a tentative agreement to return Incan artifacts led to a review of Yale's inventory. Now, the Peruvian government wants to revise the deal.
Keywords: critic · lady · agreement · Incan · artifacts · Peruvian · Yale University · Peru · Yale
Nov 21st, 2007 · Chicha is a form of Peruvian music that combines local folklore, South American beats and modern musical instruments. The recently released CD Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru explores early Chicha recordings.
Keywords: Americans · local · modern · music · instrumentation · explore · Peruvian · Peru · folklore · Chicha · Psychedelic Cumbias · CD Roots of Chicha
Oct 6th, 2007 · Monica Feria will receive the Gruber Justice Prize next week for her work as an attorney on behalf of hundreds of Peruvians who were killed and held illegally by their government. She was among them. Feria talks with Scott Simon.
Keywords: Scott Simon · attorney · Lawyers · Prisons · Justice · Peruvian · Monica Feria · Gruber Justice Prize · Feria
Sep 18th, 2007 · Yale University agrees to return to Peru hundreds of artifacts from the Incan site of Machu Picchu. The objects have been at the center of a debate that has lasted almost a century, and culminated last year when the government of Peru threatened to sue Yale to get the artifacts back.
Keywords: Incan · antiquities · artifacts · Peruvian · Yale University · Peru · Yale · Machu Picchu
