Musicians from Lima

Cecilia Augusta Barraza Hora (Lima, Peru, 5 November 1952) is a popular Peruvian singer of música criolla.

Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann (1973) is a Peruvian composer, naturalized Brazilian, who currently resides in the United States.

Sadiel Cuentas (born 1973) is a Peruvian composer of contemporary classical music.

Clara Petrozzi (former Clara Petrozzi-Stubin, born Clara Cristina Petrozzi Helasvuo; 30 December 1965) is a Peruvian-born violinist, violist, musicologist and composer. She is based in Finland.

Jaime Cuadra (born in Lima, Peru on 26 November 1970) is a Peruvian music producer, marketing specialist, singer, and composer. He produced three songs heard in the James Bond movie Quantum of Solace, and is currently Peruvian Cultural Ambassador (Promperu-Marca Peru).

Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver (born 17 August 1970) is a Peruvian musician and actor. He has won the Latin Grammy Award for the Best Singer-Songwriter Album three times. First in 2005 for his album Resucitar, in 2011 for his album Días Nuevos, and in 2012 for his album 20 Años. Gian Marco was named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Peru.
His mother is the Peruvian actress and singer María Regina Alcóver Ureta, and his father was the late Peruvian composer and singer Javier Óscar Florencio Zignago Viñas, known in the musical world as Joe Danova.

Ramón Stagnaro (May 10, 1954 – February 16, 2022) was a Peruvian guitarist and producer who had a career of 40 years, and who had toured or recorded with many great artists such as Alex Acuña, Eva Ayllon, Diana Ross, Gino Vannelli, Celine Dion, Pedro Eustache, Jean Pierre Magnet, Alejandro Sanz, Enrique Iglesias, Dariush Eghbali, Raquel Bitton, Nelly Furtado, Ricky Martin, Andrea Bocelli, Shahyar Ghanbari, Siavash Ghomayshi, Googoosh, Javad Tabani, Faramarz Aslani, Vangelis, Josh Groban, Jon Varto, Homayoun Shajarian and many many more.
He appears on Yanni's live concert video, Tribute'’
Stagnaro died on February 16, 2022, at the age of 67. A posthumous album, Por Nuestro Amor, was released on July 27, 2022 by the global music collective, Kolektivo containing 12 mostly unreleased songs all featuring Ramon's compositions and masterful guitar work in various Latin music styles.

Beth Ann Rowley (born 10 October 1981) is an English singer-songwriter.

Enrique Iturriaga Romero (April 3, 1918 – November 23, 2019) was a Peruvian composer and educator.

Felipe Pinglo Alva (July 18, 1899 - May 13, 1936), known as the father of Peruvian Musica criolla and nicknamed the "Immortal Bard" or ("Bardo Inmortal" in Spanish), was an influential and prolific poet and songwriter best known for his often covered "El Plebeyo" (The Commoner). In Peru and Latin America, Pinglo's name is most often associated with the Peruvian vals criollo, which is a uniquely Peruvian music, characterized by the 3/4 time, elaborate guitar work and lyrics about lost love or the Lima of yesteryear.