Eva Ayllon
Eva Ayllon , a composer and singer, is one of Peru's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians, and one of the country's most enduring stars.
Ayllon adopted the stage "Eva" from her maternal grandmother, Eva, who began teaching the young Maria music at an early age. As a child and teen, Eva Ayllon sang in school competitions and later on television and radio. Throughout the early 1970s, Eva appeared in many musica criolla musical groups such as Rinconcito Monsefuano, La pena de los Ugarte, Los Mundialistas o Callejon and Los Kipus. By 1975, Eva began to pursue a solo singing career, touring internationally by 1979. In 1989, Eva formed Los Hijos del Sol (Children of the Sun), a supergroup made up of Peruvian musical stars in an effort to promote Peruvian music through performance and recording.
To date, Eva has produced over 20 records. Her latest release is 2004's Eva! Leyenda Peruana (Eva! Peruvian Legend), which was her first album produced in the United States. Today, Eva continues to tour and lives in New Jersey with her Peruvian-American husband and children.
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