Susana Baca

Peruvian singer, songwriter and politician
Person human Q152266
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Susana Baca

Summary

Susana Baca is a human[1]. She was born in Lima[2]. She was born on May 24, 1944[3]. She worked as a singer[4], politician[5], composer[6], and ethnomusicologist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Lima[2], Susana Baca…
  • Susana Baca was born in Chorrillos District[9].
  • Susana Baca was born on May 24, 1944[3].
  • Susana Baca held citizenship in Peru[10].
  • Susana Baca is identified as part of the Afro-Peruvian ethnic group[11].
  • Susana Baca's professions included singer[4].
  • Susana Baca worked as a politician[5].
  • Susana Baca worked as a composer[6].
  • Susana Baca worked as an ethnomusicologist[7].
  • Susana Baca was educated at National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle[12].
  • Susana Baca received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album[13].
  • Susana Baca received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album[14].
  • Susana Baca received the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year[15].
  • Susana Baca received the Order of Merit for Distinguished Services[16].
  • Susana Baca received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres[17].
  • Susana Baca received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[18].
  • Susana Baca's religion is recorded as Catholicism[19].
  • Susana Baca is recorded as female[20].
  • Susana Baca's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Susana Baca's genre is Afro-Peruvian music[22].
  • Susana Baca's record label is recorded as Luaka Bop[23].
  • Susana Baca's record label is recorded as Innerjazz[24].
  • Susana Baca's record label is recorded as Tumi Music[25].
  • Susana Baca's record label is recorded as Real World Records[26].
  • Susana Baca's Commons category is recorded as Susana Baca[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: PE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1944-05-24[30]

  • Genre(s): música criolla, singer-songwriter[31]

  • Community tags: música criolla, singer-songwriter[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 176af481-a5db-4902-84e0-393e7811b8c4[33]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Lima[2], a city[34], in Peru[35], founded in 1535[36] and Chorrillos District[9], a district of Peru[37], in Peru[38]. Susana Baca was born on May 24, 1944[3]. She is identified as part of the Afro-Peruvian ethnic group[11].

Education

Susana Baca's education included a stint at National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], politician[5], composer[6], and ethnomusicologist[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album[13], a class of award[39], in United States[40], founded in 2000[41]; Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year[15], a class of award[42], in United States[43], founded in 2000[44]; Order of Merit for Distinguished Services[16], an order[45], in Peru[46], founded in 1950[47]; Ordre des Arts et des Lettres[17], an order[48], in France[49], founded in 1957[50]; and Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[18], a class of award[51], in United States[52], founded in 2004[53].

Personal Life

Susana Baca's religion is recorded as Catholicism[19].

Why It Matters

Susana Baca ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54]

FAQs

Where was Susana Baca born?

Susana Baca's place of birth was Lima[2].

What did Susana Baca do for work?

Susana Baca worked as singer[4], politician[5], composer[6], and ethnomusicologist[7].

Where did Susana Baca go to school?

Susana Baca was educated at National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle[12].

What awards did Susana Baca receive?

Honors received include Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album[13], Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album[14], Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year[15], and Order of Merit for Distinguished Services[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . peru21.pe. Retrieved . peru21.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . rpp.pe. Retrieved . rpp.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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