Latin GRAMMY Winner: Susana Baca
Latin GRAMMY Winner: Best Folk Album "A Capella"
The excellent voice of Susana Baca has once again conquered the world. Our Peruvian flag triumphed once again in the Latin Grammys 2020.
The Peruvian singer obtained this recognition in the Best Folk Album category for her album A Capella, produced at her own home during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Susana could not contain her happiness and so she decided to share it with her followers through her social media. Here she dedicates this great achievement to young Peruvians and the working class.
"This is my third Grammy and I am very happy, of course. I think that my work has once again been recognized and I dedicate it to all the young people, especially the young people, and to all the working class that build this country called Peru every day", she said.
It is worth noting that Baca was competing in her category with groups from Mexico and Colombia: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Los Gaiteros de Pueblo Santo, Tierra Adentro and the Leopoldo Federico Quintet.
Let's not forget that Susana won two Grammy awards in 2011 in the Song of the Year and Record of the Year categories, respectively, for the album Latin America.
The Peruvian singer and composer won the award for "Best Folk Album" with A Capella, and she accepted it from home, thanking her husband because they composed it during the confinement together.
But the Lima native, perhaps not so well known in the United States, is actually an important figure in her country. First, as a politician who was the Minister of Culture and President of the Inter-American Committee on Culture, and secondly, as a key agent in the recovery of Latin American folklore and the forgotten rhythms of Afro-Peruvian music. Baca's parents were part of the band Perú Negro and she worked as an assistant for legendary folklorist Chabuca Granda.