Hermanos Yaipén, aka Hnos. Yaipén, are a Peruvian orchestra formed by brothers
Walter and Javier Yaipén in 2000. The ever-changing line-up has seen more than
200 artists pass through its ranks, specialising in a form of Cumbia music,
called Chicha in Peru, that originated in Colombia and fuses indigenous, African
and European rhythms and forms.
Hnos. Yaipén, in its changing forms, does not have a huge back catalogue of
work, with only six albums and two compilation albums. However, in 2019 the band
signed for Sony Music and this has made their music more available outside of ...