Susana Baca
Susana Baca
Year:
1997
Label:
Luaka Bop


Recommended tracks
Tracklist:
1. Negra Presuntuosa
2. Molino Molero
3. Heces
4. Tu Mirada y Mi Voz
5. Zamba Malató
6. Luna Llena
7. Caras Lindas
8. Se Me Van los Pies
9. Enciéndete Candela
10. Señor de los Milagros
Credits:
Core musicians: David Pinto: bass; Juan Medrano Cotito: cajón, quijada, cajita, guapeo; Hugo Bravo: congas, bongos, clay pot.
Musical director: David Pinto.
Arrangements and adaptations: Susana Baca and David Pinto, with Juan Medrano Cotito on “Enciéndete Candela.”
Featured musicians: Félix Casaverde and Rafael Muñoz: guitar; Steve Husler: violin; Ramón Rodríguez: zampoña; Manongo Mujica: drums.
Backing vocals: Félix Casaverde, Rafael Muñoz, Gaby Avilés; Julio César Zavala on “Molino Molero.”
Selected songwriting: “Heces”: poem by César Vallejo, music by Noel Nicola and Susana Baca; “Luna Llena”: Simón Díaz; “Caras Lindas”: Tite Curet Alonso; “Se Me Van los Pies”: Juan Medrano Cotito.
Producer: Greg Landau. Production and coordination: Ricardo Pereira.
Recording and mixing: Recorded by Saúl Cornejo at Amigos, Lima (June 1996). Mixed by Greg Landau and Dave Nelson at Outpost, San Francisco (August 1996).
Mastering: Scott Hull.
Art direction and still-life photography: Donald West.
Cover portrait photography: Cristiana Ceppas.
Lyric translations: Mark Schwartz. Project coordination: Kat Egan.
Executive producers: David Byrne and Yale Evelev.