#GreatAlbums1990s - #SusanaBaca – Susana Baca (1997). Peruvian vocalist Baca released this album on David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label, popularizing the singer’s evocative vocals steeped in Afro-Peruvian tradition, albeit with jazz inflections Latin Jazz fans will readily appreciate. Combining traditional and contemporary instruments, the songs vary from the upbeat grooves of tracks like “Zamba Malato” to the folk-inflected guitar ballad, “Heces.”#Albums, #Music, #1990s, #WorldMusic, #Peru, #LuakaBop

OVER 300 WORKS, MOST NOTABLY AS ONE THIRD OF THE GROUNDBREAKING TRIO, #MedeskiMartinWood.
Comfortable behind a Steinway or Hammond, #Medeski is a highly sought after whose projects range from work with #JohnZorn, #TheWord, #PhilLesh, #JohnScofield, #CoheedCambria, #SusanaBaca, #SeanLennon, #MarcRibot, #IrmaThomas, #DirtyDozenBrassBand & more. Classically trained, Medeski grew up in Ft.Lauderdale, FL as a teenager played with #JacoPastorius before heading north to attend #NewEnglandConservatory.