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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
The legendary Peruvian singer-songwriter Susana Baca tops the November Transglobal World Music Chart with her new album, Palabras Urgentes (Real World), which was released last month. The album celebrates the 50th anniversary of an amazing career, which has encompassed ethnomusicology, researching folklore and teaching, a long career as a singer, and a stint as Minister of Culture. Baca has also tirelessly promoted Afro-Peruvian culture in Peru and is an important figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music and dance. In 1995, the Luaka Bop label, owned by ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrn…