Maria Lando: Afro-Peruvian Song by Susana Baca
Details
| Title | Maria Lando: Afro-Peruvian Song by Susana Baca |
| Author | Mad about World Music |
| Duration | 5:38 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pb8494Vm3iw |
Description
Susana Baca is an Afro-Peruvian singer and folklorist who is famous for combining poetry, music, and Afro-Peruvian folklore. This song presents in "The Black Soul of Peru," a compilation of Afro-Peruvian music David Byrne put together for his Luaka Bop Label in 1995.
"Maria Lando" is a 'lando,' a mournful Afro-Peruvian rythm that sounds like a cross between samba and cha cha cha. The song gives poetic description of a working city, and the hard life many female workers must endure. I use Peruvian women pictures since I thought they would be the best.
