Susana Baca, the acclaimed singer and soul of Afro-Peruano music, became the first black cabinet minister of independent Peru when she was sworn in as minister of culture on Thursday by the country’s new president, Ollanta Humala. Baca, 67, is revered for mixing Andean and African rhythms and has played a key role in the revival of Afro-Peruano music and dance — folkloric traditions long sidelined in Peru.
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swirlspice reblogged this from iteeth and added:
How come we don’t have a minister secretary of culture?
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