Nicomedes Santa Cruz

Nicomedes Santa Cruz
Nicomedes Santa Cruz singing.
Born	(1925-06-04)June 4, 1925 La Victoria, Lima Province, Peru
Died	February 5, 1992(1992-02-05) (aged 66) Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)	Poet, composer, journalist, folklorist

Nicomedes Santa Cruz Gamarra (June 4, 1925 – February 5, 1992) was a Peruvian singer, songwriter and musicologist. He was primarily a decimista (or decimero), a singer of décimas. He researched most forms of Afro-Peruvian music and dance, becoming the leading ethnomusicologist in Peru.