Susana Baca

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Styles: Latin Folk, Afro Peruvian, Worldbeat
Biography: 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 ...Read full biography
Espiritu Vivo
Released: 2002
Label: Luaka Bop
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Recorded in New York just after the trauma of 9/11, Espíritu Vivo marries Susana Baca's wonderfully airy vocals and her usual Peruvian backing band with the downtown N.Y.C. sounds of John Medeski and guitarist ...Read full review
Susana Baca
Released: 1997
Label: Warner Bros.
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Susana Baca's eponymously titled debut captures the plangent beauty of her voice. The accompaniment is thankfully sparse, including only a guitar and cajón (a wooden box drum). The songs are unhurried ...Read full review
More Susana Baca albums: Main Albums (7), Compilations (1)
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