Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈsana ˈβaka]; born 24 May 1944) is a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter, school teacher, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and three-time Latin Grammy Award winner. She has been a key figure in …

I am Susana Baca, I am a singer, composer, music investigator and a teacher from Perú, 3 times winner of the Latin Grammy Awards. I am so happy to share all my music with you!

Susana Baca was born in Lima but grew up in the small black coastal barrio of Chorrillos, "populated with fishermen and cats," she says. Since colonial times the town has also been the home to an enclave of African slave descendants.

Oct 10, 2021 · Susana Baca works a lot. The Peruvian folklorist has won three Latin Grammys and become known for singing Afro-Peruvian music to stages around the world.

Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (born Chorrillos, Lima Province, Peru, 24 May 1944) is a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter; two-times Latin Grammy Award winner. She has been a key figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music.

Feb 28, 2022 · Susana Baca, 77, has dedicated her career to reviving Afro-Peruvian genres, preserving history, and healing hearts through song.

Sep 24, 2024 · An icon of Afro-Peruvian music, Baca is now in the 50th year of her musical career and celebrates the milestone with a forceful musical statement in Palabras Urgentes. Recorded as a form of protest and to spark debate, this collection of 10 songs - each one its own individual chapter of an all-encompassing narrative - takes the listener on a ...

In the rhythmic tapestry of Peruvian music, Susana Baca emerges as a luminary, a custodian of Afro-Peruvian heritage, and a voice that resonates with the resilience of a rich cultural legacy.

Sep 29, 2011 · Susana Baca, recording artist and the first Afro-Peruvian to sit as a Cabinet Minister, was born in 1944 in Chorrillos, a seaside district of Lima, Peru, to a working class family. Her father was a chauffeur and her mother worked as cook and laundress for upper class families.

Apr 28, 2017 · Susana Baca was appointed Minister of Culture of Peru in 2011 by the Ollanta Humala administration. In 2021, Susana Baca was inducted into the Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame. Discography :