Susana Baca
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Biography
[Edit]With a splendid voice and equally impressive interpretive gifts, Susana Baca is a primary exponent of the Afro-Peruvian musical tradition. Baca came to world attention in 1995, when her rendition of "Maria Lando," a heartbreaking ballad of Third World worker oppression, was included on David Byrne's The Soul of Black Peru compilation. Since the Byrne compilation, she has toured the United States several times and released several albums, including an eponymously titled solo album on Byrne's Luaka Bop label; a disc, Del Fuego y del Agua, for Tonga Productions; 2002's Espíritu Vivo, and 2006's Travesías. Baca is particularly interested in reinterpreting old Afro-Peruvian melodies. At her best, Baca conveys an unforgettable, haunting melancholy, the lament of a people separated from their homeland by a continent and an ocean.
Baca was born in the black coastal barrio of Chorrillos, outside Lima, where descendants of slaves have lived since the days of the Spanish Empire. Her family was interested in music; her father played the guitar, while her mother was a dancer, and she grew up listening to Cuban musicians like Pérez Prado and Beny Moré. Baca's singing first came to public attention when she was a student. She formed an experimental group combining poetry and song, and started performing after receiving grants from Peru's Institute of Modern Art and the National Institute of Peruvian Culture. She attracted the attention of the composer and singer Chabuca Granda, who became her mentor. Granda encouraged Baca to record, but a 1983 record deal fell apart upon Granda's death. Baca then turned her attention to researching the Afro-Peruvian tradition. With her husband she founded the Instituto Negrocontinuo (Black Continuum) in Lima, which is dedicated to preserving Afro-Peruvian culture. She released a new EP, Seis Poemas, in 2009, following it with the full-length Afrodiaspora in 2011.
Title: Cantos de Adoración / Cantos de Adoracion
Artist: Susana Baca
Genre: World Music, Latin, Easy Listening
Title: Plena y Bomba - Single
Artist: Susana Baca, René Pérez / Rene Perez
Genre: Latin, Easy Listening
Title: Cóndor Pasa - Single / Condor Pasa - Single
Artist: Susana Baca, William Luna
Genre: World Music
Collections
Title: World Music: Remixed
Genre: World Music
Title: Breakout World
Genre: World Music
Title: Twenty First Century Twenty First Year
Genre: World Music
Title: The Return of Sound - Luaka Bop
Genre: Latin
Title: World Music for Reading
Genre: World Music
Title: Latin Lounge Sounds
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: World Music Divas
Genre: World Music
Title: Luaka Bop Remix
Genre: Electronica, World Music
Title: World Music Superstars - South America
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Latin Music: Traditions
Genre: Latin
Title: Luaka Bop Remix
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Latin Music Divas
Genre: Latin
Title: Gifted: Women Of The World
Genre: World Music
Title: Essential World Music
Genre: World Music
Title: Hay Que Volver a Empezar II
Genre: Pop
Title: All Children In School
Genre: World Music
Title: Twenty First Century Twenty First Year
Genre: World Music
Title: Top World Music Chill Out
Genre: World Music
Title: The Soul of Black Peru - Afro-Peruvian Classics
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: World Music of the 90s
Genre: World Music
Title: Musica negra in the Americas
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Amazing World Music
Genre: World Music
Title: Música en Tiempos / Musica en Tiempos
Genre: Latin
Title: Top 20 World Drums
Genre: World Music
Title: Navidad Peruana
Genre: Latin, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Divas Latinas
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: World Music - Women of the World
Genre: World Music
Title: Navidad Afro - Peruana
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Discover Peru: The Best of Peruvian Music
Genre: World Music
Title: World Music for Reading
Genre: World Music
Title: World Music Essentials - 00's
Genre: World Music
Title: ΓΥΝΑΙΚΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ / GINEKES TOU KOSMOU
Genre: World Music
Title: KOSMOS VOL. 2 - ETHNIC COLLECTION CD 2
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Ethnic
Title: Compact Disc Club - Planet Melody CD 4
Genre: World Music
Title: The Rough Guide To The Music Of The Andes
Genre: Latin
Title: The Rough Guide To Afro Peru
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Top 50 Underground World Music
Genre: World Music, Lounge
Title: Banco Popular - Musica En Tiempos
Genre: Latin
Title: Southport Weekender Vol. 8 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica
Title: 25 Putumayo Albums (Women Of Latin America)
Genre: World Music, Ethnic , American Folk
Title: Luaka Bop - Orinoco Sampler
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Acid Jazz, Jazz Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: Happy Nation: Show Latino Mix (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Huapango Heat: Hot Latino Mix (CD1)
Genre: Latin
Title: Huapango Heat: Hot Latino Mix (CD2)
Genre: Latin
Title: Flame In The Heart: Latin Folk Songs (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop, Folk
Title: Rhythmic Rhapsody (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop, Folk
Featuring albums
Title: Afro-Peruvian Classics: The Soul of Black Peru
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Latin
Title: We Are Ebony but Not Ivory (Afro Peruvian Music Festival), Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Latin
Title: La Rebelión De Las Polillas / La Rebelion De Las Polillas
Artist: Orquesta Tipica
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Latin Folk, Latin
