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Susana Baca
Nicknamed the « Black Angel » of Afro Peruvian music, Baca mixes African rhythms and Caribbean harmonies. The result is a magnificent anthology of new and traditional songs that open up the forgotten world of Afro-Peruvian music. Born in a coastal fishing village in 1944, Baca has released ten albums. In 2002, she won a Latin Grammy Award for her 2001 album Lamento Negro. Her latest release is Travesias, brought out in 2006. |
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Susana Baca
Susana Baca grew up with music: "I didn't learn music", she insists; "it was already part of my world before I was born." With her soft, deep, vibrant voice, she sings the little-known history of Africans brought to Peru as slaves. Deeply involved in the struggle against racism, she has made it her mission to create a bridge between the culture of Peru's Black population and their ancestors, founding an institute to study and explore the African roots of so many Peruvians. Self-taught, she sings both traditional and modern songs, her performances enhanced by both dance and poetry. She's become one of the spearheads of David Byrne's Luaka Bop label. Energetic but gentle, Baca defines her role as artist with mystical humility: "My voice transmits what I have received from the eternal song of others".
Magali Bergès
 Artist website
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Travesias
Luaka Bop
2006 |
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World Divas (Compilation)
Wagram Wagram
2006 |
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Lo mejor de / The Best Of
Luaka Bop
2004 |
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Music from the Chocolate Lands
Putumayo Harmonia Mundi
2004 |
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Espiritu Vivo
Luaka Bop
2002 |
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Lamento Negro
Tumi Music
2001 |
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Eco de Sombras
Luaka Bop
2000 |
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Del Fuego y del Agua
Tonga / Elephant / Groupe Frémeaux
1999 |
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Susana Baca
Luaka Bop
1998 |
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Vestida de Vida
Iris Music
1997 |
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