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Susana Baca

Susana Baca is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Celso Duarte. Those roots explain a lot about how Susana Baca arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Totó La Momposina, Mercedes Sosa, Cesária Évora, Lhasa de Sela and Lila Downs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Luaka Bop, Totó La Momposina, Charlie Hunter, Snarky Puppy and Calle 13, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Susana Baca, reaching back through Celso Duarte and forward to Luaka Bop. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Susana Esther Baca de la Colina 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.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Susana BacaCelso DuarteLuaka BopTotó La MomposinaCharlie HunterSnarky PuppyCalle 13Totó La MomposinaMercedes SosaCesária ÉvoraLhasa de SelaLila DownsNovalimaNatalia LafourcadeMayra Andrade

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Susana Baca connections

Susana Baca grew out of Celso Duarte, shares an orbit with Totó La Momposina, Mercedes Sosa, Cesária Évora and Lhasa de Sela, went on to shape Luaka Bop, Totó La Momposina, Charlie Hunter and Snarky Puppy. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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