Seis Poemas

Susana Baca | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Luaka Bop
• ASIN: B0025X4ON4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,592 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #53 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > Peru

Editorial Reviews

Review

''Susana Baca is one of the great voices of modern Peru. She s taken the country s Afro'Peruvian musical heritage to stages and airwaves around the world, becoming a key figure in reviving a culture that had been largely ignored within its country. Her forthcoming album, Seis Poemas, is a tribute to a great voice of Peru from a different era: Chabuca Granda, a folk singer who became iconic to progressive movements and musicians throughout Latin America. With sparse arrangements, Baca emphasizes the lyrics, underscoring the renown Granda had as a songwriter depicting the simple beauties of Peruvian life and culture.'' --NPR Weekend Edition

Product Description

Her upbringing in a coastal town in the south of Lima, called Chorrillos, revolved around a core of musical celebrations where she would watch and join in with the adults who sang and danced. On Seis Poemas, Susana takes us deeper into her own poetic history, with the moving works of Latin American and Spanish poets like Pablo Neruda, Cesar Vallejo, Cesar Calvo, Mario Benedetti, and Federico Garcia Lorca, lovingly placing their lyrics in understated arrangements of guitar, flute, violin and cajon.

It's been said before that Baca's voice is like a quiet storm, but it's worth repeating. Like all storms in their myriad manifestations, Baca's restrained tempest, transcends Chorrillos. It transcends her people's history, Peru, her personal story, and even language. On Seis Poemas Baca deftly melds the quotidian fabric of poetry and age-old songs passed down orally with a universal sound that enthralls the listener no matter where they're from.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is beautiful, September 27, 2009

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Jo Ann Warner "reading advocate" (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seis Poemas (MP3 Download)

I listen to these over and over without getting tired of them. They are so lovely - a beautiful combination of poetry and music.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Foreground or Background, March 3, 2010

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Burton Robinson - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Seis Poemas (Audio CD)

For me, this disc is best enjoyed alone.

In the background, it can be like smooth jazz, in the foreground, the nuances of the verse are interesting.

The composition and arrangements are nice. Susana Baca can convey many conflicting emotions with her voice.

The music is good for relaxing or thinking, however, my experience is that people with short attention spans will find this disc boring.