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Susana Baca

1944 - Today

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Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈsana ˈβaka]; born 24 May 1944) is a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter, school teacher, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and three-time 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, becoming the second Afro-Peruvian cabinet minister in the history of independent Peru. In November 2011, Baca was elected to the Organization of American States (OAS) as the President of the Commission of Culture for the period 2011–13. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Susana Baca is the 1,153rd most popular singer (up from 1,185th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Peru (up from 84th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Peruvian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Susana Baca ranks 1,153 out of 4,381. Before her are Wolfgang Windgassen, Jon Brion, Bill Kaulitz, Melanie Martinez, Shovkat Mammadova, and Jean Philippe. After her are Caroline Unger, Johnny Pacheco, Francesco Tamagno, Rino Gaetano, MØ, and Charlotte Perrelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Susana Baca ranks 443. Before her are Kati Kovács, Gene Clark, Doreen Massey, Yitzhak Mordechai, José Dolhem, and Patrick Devedjian. After her are Willeke van Ammelrooy, Bodil Joensen, Jan Olsson, Yusuf Estes, Robert Barro, and Roger Rees.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Susana Baca ranks 78 out of 287. Before her are Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (1895), José Pardo y Barreda (1864), José Bustamante y Rivero (1894), Mariano Ignacio Prado (1826), José de la Riva Agüero (1783), and Miguel Grau Seminario (1834). After her are Ciro Alegría (1909), Susana Higuchi (1950), Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias (1874), Hernando de Soto Polar (1941), Plácido Galindo (1906), and Nicolás de Piérola (1839).

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Among SINGERS In Peru

Among singers born in Peru, Susana Baca ranks 3. Before her are Yma Sumac (1923), and Juan Diego Flórez (1973). After her are Chabuca Granda (1920), Betty Missiego (1938), and Immortal Technique (1978).

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