Susana Baca
Susana Baca was born in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru on May 24th, 1944 and is the World Music Singer. At the age of 79, Susana Baca biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (Spanish pronunciation: [suosana ka]; born 24 May 1944 in Chorrillos, Peru); and a three-time Latin Grammy Award winner. She has played a key role in Afro-Peruvian music's revival.
She was appointed Peru's Minister of Culture in the Ollanta Humala government in July 2011, making her second Afro-Peruvian cabinet minister in the history of independent Peru.
In November 2011, she was elected to the Organization of American States (OAS) as the President of the Commission of Culture from 2011-2013.
Career
Baca grew up in a coastal fishing village Chorrillos, a district of the Lima Province of Peru, and part of greater Lima. Her music is a mixture of traditional and contemporary. Her backing band features indigenous Peruvian instruments such as the cajón ("wooden box", whose origins lie in an upturned fruit crate), udu (clay pot), and quijada (jawbone of a burro) cheko a dried gourd, as well as acoustic guitar and electric upright baby bass. Although many of her songs are based on traditional forms such as the landó or vals, she also incorporates elements of Cuban and Brazilian music. Her debut album for the label Luaka Bop, produced by Greg Landau, brought her to the attention of World Music audiences worldwide.
Baca is an important figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music within Peru (see, for example, dancers from the Perú Negro troupe, as well as "Festejo" music), which, like the culture that produced it, had previously been little recognized, but which is now regarded as an important part of Peruvian culture. Baca has contributed much to its international popularity, which began in 1995 with the release of the compilation CD Afro-Peruvian Classics: The Soul of Black Peru. The album, featuring the Baca song "Maria Lando", was released by the Luaka Bop record label, which belongs to ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne.
Political career
In July 2011, the newly elected President of Peru, Ollanta Humala, announced that Baca would become his Minister of Culture. On 28 July she was sworn in, becoming the second Afro-Peruvian cabinet minister in the history of independent Peru. She resigned due to a cabinet reshuffle on 11 December 2011.
In November 2011 she was elected to the Organization of American States (OAS) as President of the Commission of Culture for the period 2011–13.