![]() ![]() ![]() Joyfully running her hands along the spines of books behind her, Baca reminds us not just of the essential texts, but how to examine them with intention, precision and rapture. The same goes for her closer, a salsafied version of Chabuca Granda's "Canterurías," which she introduces as "Afro-Peruvian bonus track en Babel!" Her rendition of "Sorongo," written by Puerto Rican composer Tite Curet Alonso, is an electric and pulsing homage, transmuting the salsa of the original to a meditation driven by the drums, cajón and cheko, grounding the narrative of African enslavement across Latin America in Afro-Peruvian percussion. Her performance, like all of her music, is intimate because it's situated, musically and thematically, in a specific time and place.Īcross her many careers, Baca's work is always in service of preserving and honoring African and Indigenous art forms. The Tiny Desk concert series has given listeners an opportunity to hear their favorite artists perform a unique and intimate set like never before. Throughout her El Tiny performance, the camera shifts to an overhead shot of the desk, featuring her 2021 album Palabras Urgentes beside several books and a note that says "Eres lo que lees" (You are what you read). In addition to being a musician, Baca has worked as an ethnomusicologist, a schoolteacher and Peru's former Minister of Culture she's a curator of folklore and culture of the highest order. "Estamos aqui, todos unidos por la música en este bello pupitre," she laughs: "We're here, all united by music at this beautiful desk." The percussive fugue of "Molino Molero" ends sharply before, by contrast, the unwound and languorous "Dämmerung" stretches beneath her clarion voice. In addition to their instruments, her band members play the desk they sit around itself, an organic setting that blurs the boundaries between music and context. This is the audio version of the podcast. Hear Wilco, Adele, Passion Pit, Tinariwen, Miguel, The xx and many more. ![]() 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with an El Tiny takeover, featuring Jessie Reyez, Girl Ultra and more musicians from all corners of Latinidad.Īt the Babel library and bookstore in Lima, Peru, Susana Baca is surrounded by books, wine and percussion. Tiny Desk Concerts from NPR Music feature your favorite musicians performing at All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's desk in the NPR office. ![]()
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