In AltLatino's 'El Tiny' questionnaire, Susana Baca tells us what she's listening to right now and why 'modernity is good for us.'
. He played with such intensity yet lived through immensely terrible moments of discrimination and segregation. ... There's a saying here in Latin America,"," so that they almost don't see you. That's very hard. [I would ask him] what he felt when he played the piano in that way.and it really transported me to the Peruvian jungle. There, where the trees are gigantic, and you almost don't see the light. You see a little bit, a few rays of light through [the branches].
I would have them try a dish that is native to Peru and strongly influenced by Black people of Peru: carapulcra, which is a kind of diced potato that is crystallized. As a child ... [my mother] would buy it the day before, toast it a little bit, and put it to soak. The next day it was a wonderful stew, and she added a secret [ingredient] that I can't tell you.My ideal place to tour is Latin America.
Is there a part of your creative process — a piece of gear, a tool, a technique — that you've adopted recently? How has it impacted your art? I'm a little behind because now everyone is on Spotify, but I'm still part of the YouTube generation. So I say"ah, I want to listen to Malena," so I grab my phone and put her name in [YouTube], and there it is. I can listen to her. I love that modernity. Also, since I have recorded a lot and I've sung many things, sometimes ... I don't remember [the words to a song], so I go on YouTube, I look for myself and there I am. That's incredible.
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