A woman with an incandescent look on her face dances on the stage, inspired by a rapture the audience can feel. She stops for a moment and poses, then dances again; the smile on her face seems permanent, the joy she conveys – irresistible. Fans hold onto every syllable that proceeds from her mouth – they sing along, call out to her, exclaim and shake their heads in delight. There are many Spanish speakers in the crowd. Some hold up cloth flags that say “Viva Susanna Baca”. Her accompanists are as passionate about their performance as she is. They swap riffs with her and with each other as they perform their fiery music.
This is Susanna Baca. An icon in her native Peru, her performances entrance people all over the world. The Afro-Peruvian tradition of music is kept alive by people like her. Listening to her music, one hears the cajon, or polished wooden box, played to perfection by her long-time musical partner Juan Medrano.”*
Posted on:
May 1st, 2008
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Tomás
Filed Under:
Cultura,
Cultura News,
Musica
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