Susana Baca
Susana Baca is one of Peru's most celebrated voices and a three-time Latin Grammy winner who helped bring Afro-Peruvian music to the world. She is also a teacher, folklorist, and ethnomusicologist who treats song as cultural memory.
Origins
Emerging on the Peruvian scene in the mid-1980s, Baca became a central figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music, recovering rhythms and songs that had been pushed to the margins of the country's culture.
The sound
Her style is rooted in Afro-Peruvian tradition, with hushed, intimate vocals set against earthy percussion and acoustic textures. It's music that feels both scholarly and deeply soulful.
Legacy
As a scholar-performer and three-time Latin Grammy winner, Baca has done as much to document and dignify Afro-Peruvian heritage as to perform it, influencing how the genre is understood internationally.
Signature song
María Landó
“María Landó” is among her best-known interpretations, a haunting showcase of the Afro-Peruvian sound she championed and the quiet intensity of her delivery.
Top songs
- 1
María Landó ★
Afro-Peruvian Classics: The Soul of Black Peru · 2007
- 2
Negra Presuntuosa
Cantares y Decires · 2021
- 3
Se Me Van los Pies
Susana Baca · 1997
- 4
Caras Lindas
Susana Baca · 1997
- 5
Molino Molero
Susana Baca · 1997