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Susana Esther Baca de la Colina ((:suˈsana ˈβaka); born Chorrillos, Lima Province, Peru, 24 May 1944) is a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter, school teacher, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and two-times Latin Grammy Award winner. She has been a key figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music. In July 2011, she was named Peru's Minister of Culture in the Ollanta Humala government,〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Living in Peru )〕 becoming the 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 for the period 2011–13. ==Career== Baca grew up in a coastal fishing village Chorrillos, a district of the Lima Province of Peru, and part of greater Lima.〔Elisa Murray, ("CD Review: Eco de Sombras (2000)" ), Roots world.〕 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 CD for Luaka Bop, produced by Greg Landau, brought her to the attention of World Music audiences worldwide. Her songs are poetic (with lyrics composed by some of Latin America's premier poets, with whom she collaborates), rich with evocative imagery, and her voice is delicate yet soulful. She has an elegant and engaging stage presence, gliding gracefully about the stage while singing. Her delivery is so deeply felt and emotion-filled as to project a spiritual character, even in songs that are not expressly religious in subject matter. 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, which features the Baca song "Maria Lando", was released by the Luaka Bop record label, which belongs to ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne.〔David Collyns, ("Susana Baca: the singer who became Peru's first black cabinet minister" ), ''The Guardian'', October 28, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Susana Baca」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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