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Susana Baca | |
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 Baca in Santa Cruz, 17 April 2010 | |
| 2nd Minister of Culture | |
| In office 28 July 2011 – 10 December 2011 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Preceded by | Juan Ossio Acuña |
| Succeeded by | Luis Peirano Falconí |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1944 Chorrillos, Lima Province, Peru |
| Occupation | Singer-singer, songwriter, educator and politician |
Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈsana ˈβaka]; born 24 May 1944 in Chorrillos, Lima Province, Peru) 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,[1] becoming the second Afro-Peruvian cabinet minister in the history of independent Peru.[2]
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.[3]
- ^ "Singer Susana Baca will be Peru's next minister of culture". Living in Peru. 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Latin Grammy-winner named Peru's culture minister". Associated Press. 26 July 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Peru’s culture minister named Chair of OAS Inter-American Committee on Culture", Andina, 11 November 2011.