Customer Reviews

Susana Baca

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This album is a great representation of all that's right in Afro-Peruvian music: interesting rhythms unique to the genre combined with sensitive lyrics, delicate interpretation, and accompaniment that's not overpowering. I don't know if I'll ever get tired of listening to "Negra Presuntuosa", for example. Not only does this album demonstrate Susana Baca's incredible artistry, but its poetry transcends its Afro-Peruvian roots. I bought this album when I didn't understand all the Spanish and wasn't disappointed when I started understanding it later.

IF SUSANA BACA NEVER MADE ANOTHER ALBUM AFTER THIS ONE, HER PLACE IN
MUSICAL HISTORY WOULD BE ASSURED. NEVER HAVE I HEARD SUCH BEAUTIFUL,
MEANINGFUL, AND RELEVANT MUSIC! HER VOICE IS INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL, AND
HER BAND DOESN'T MISS A BEAT, THE SENSATION WAS AS IF I HAD FINALLY
RECONNECTED W/MY AFRICAN ROOTS. AND WHAT BEAUTIFUL ROOTS THEY ARE. SHE
FIRST CAME TO MY ATTENTION THROUGH LINK TV(CHANNEL 375 FOR DIRECT TV, 9410 FOR DISH NETWORK).
THEY HAD A 1 HR BIO SKETCH OF HER LIFE AND MUSIC AND TOUCHED BRIEFLY ON
THE HISTORY OF AFRO PERUVIANS. HER POETIC BEAUTY AND HER CONNECTEDNESS
TO HER HISTORY MADE ME SO PROUD OF WHO WE ARE AS A PEOPLE, TO HAVE USED
OUR MUSIC TO TRANSCEND THE BRUTAL REALITY OF OUR KIDNAPPING,
BRAINWASHING, AND ENSLAVEMENT. THIS ALBUM IS INFUSED WITH DEEP AFRICAN
SPIRITUAL MEDICINE, AND I RECOMMEND THAT YOU LISTEN TO THIS ONE WHEN THE
WORLD DENYS YOUR RIGHT TO BE (DAILY). I DON'T EVEN SPEAK THE LANGUAGE AND
YET I AM TRANSPORTED BY A STRENGTH AND BEAUTY THAT I HAVE NEVER
IMAGINED! THIS ONE'S A KEEPER. SUSANA, WE LOVE YOU! YOU ARE IN OUR
PRAYERS! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!