Eco de Sombras

2000 studio album by Susana Baca
Eco de Sombras
Studio album by
Susana Baca
Released2000
GenreAfro-Peruvian music[1]
LabelLuaka Bop[2]
ProducerCraig Street
Susana Baca chronology
Susana Baca
(1997) 		Eco de Sombras
(2000) 		Lamento Negro
(2001)

Eco de Sombras is an album by the Peruvian musician Susana Baca, released in 2000.[3][4] Baca sang in Spanish; the album title translates to "echo of shadows".[5][6] The album peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's World Albums chart.[7]

Production

The album was produced by Craig Street.[8] It was in part recorded over six weeks at Baca's house, in Lima, Peru.[9][10] Baca would often record at night, and then make a meal for the musicians.[11] The album made use of cajónes and checos.[12][13] "Poema" is a Carlos Oquendo de Amat poem set to music.[14] "Golpe E' Tierra" was inspired by the Marinera.[15]

Marc Ribot, Greg Cohen, Greg Leisz, and John Medeski were among the musicians who contributed to Eco de Sombras.[16][17][18] Label head David Byrne played the charango.[19]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[20]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[21]
Los Angeles Daily News[22]
Orlando Sentinel[14]
Rolling Stone[17]

The Austin Chronicle called the album "a natural-sounding collection of mostly mid-tempo, smoldering, and sinewy songs, replete with fun little melodic explorations like the long instrumental outro of closer 'Xanahari'."[23] The Chicago Reader wrote that "Baca's longtime quartet makes the songs sound simultaneously timeless and contemporary, elasticizing the spare percussive grooves–played on traditional instruments ... and filling the space between them with billowy, hypnotic bass and acoustic guitar figures."[13] The Independent concluded that "it's a revelation, happily played at the quietest of volumes, when Baca's voice sounds like a siren's whisper."[24]

The Boston Globe stated that "poems of love, sorrow, and nostalgia refer to the black experience both in colonial and present-day Peru."[25] The Wall Street Journal determined that "Baca's suave, fervent singing is supported at the core by David Pinto's bass, Raphael Munoz's guitar, and a variety of percussion instruments."[26] The Chicago Tribune opined that, "unlike the Brazilian Virginia Rodrigues or Cape Verde's Cesaria Evora, Baca's instrument is not so much celestial as an earthly delight."[27] The Windsor Star listed it as the fifth best album of 2000.[28]

AllMusic wrote that "Baca's voice is smooth, her songs and world darkly sinister... Yet another worthy effort from a woman who refuses to pander to the nouveau hippie crowd."[20]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."De los Amores" 
2."Valentin" 
3."Poema" 
4."Los Amantes" 
5."El Mayoral" 
6."La Macorina" 
7."Golpe e' Tierra" 
8."Panalivio/Zancudito" 
9."Reina Mortal" 
10."Xanaharí" 

References

  1. ^ Calloway, Earl (30 Sep 2000). "Two excellent singers featured at Symphony Center during the World Music Festival". Chicago Defender. Vol. XCV, no. 103. p. 31.
  2. ^ "Susana Baca: Eco de Sombras". The A.V. Club.
  3. ^ Ephland, John (May 2000). "Eco de Sombras". DownBeat. Vol. 67, no. 5. p. 58.
  4. ^ Lavin, Enrique (Mar 20, 2000). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 61, no. 658. p. 23.
  5. ^ Shivers, Kaia (28 June 2000). "Exploring the African Diaspora". Los Angeles Sentinel. p. B9.
  6. ^ Paoletta, Michael (Mar 18, 2000). "Spotlight: Eco de Sombras". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 12. p. 24.
  7. ^ "Susana Baca". Billboard.
  8. ^ Feldman, Heidi (March 8, 2006). Black Rhythms of Peru: Reviving African Musical Heritage in the Black Pacific. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0-8195-6815-1.
  9. ^ Lopez, Antonio (23 June 2000). "Jazzy Diva Hangs On to Roots". Albuquerque Journal. p. 1.
  10. ^ Gray, Louise (Sep 2000). "Baca, Susana. Eco de sombras". New Internationalist. No. 327. p. 32.
  11. ^ Andrews, Marke (29 June 2000). "Singer brings her passion from Peru". Vancouver Sun. p. C5.
  12. ^ Lechner, Ernesto (10 July 2000). "Zesty Baca Displays Peruvian Folk Roots". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 6.
  13. ^ a b Margasak, Peter (June 29, 2000). "Susana Baca". Chicago Reader.
  14. ^ a b Gettelman, Parry (3 Mar 2000). "A Gorgeous Voice Tries New Sounds". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 12.
  15. ^ Leturia, Elio (19 Mar 2000). "Soud Judgement". Detroit Free Press. p. L5.
  16. ^ "Susana Baca Eco de Sombras (Echo of Shadows)". Exclaim!.
  17. ^ a b Chonin, Neva (Apr 13, 2000). "Eco de Sombras". Rolling Stone. No. 838. p. 131.
  18. ^ Bacon, Peter (29 July 2000). "Susana Baca Eco de Sombras". ROP. Birmingham Post. p. 9.
  19. ^ Makin, Robert (8 June 2000). "Susana Baca is the soul of Peru". Courier News. p. D9.
  20. ^ a b "Eco de Sombras: Echo of Shadows". AllMusic.
  21. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 345.
  22. ^ Bloom, David (25 Feb 2000). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L26.
  23. ^ "Susana Baca Eco de Sombras". The Austin Chronicle.
  24. ^ Johnson, Phil (4 June 2000). "Susana Baca Eco de Sombras". Features. The Independent. p. 10.
  25. ^ Hernandez-Reguant, Ariana (15 June 2000). "Susana Baca Eco de Sombras". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.
  26. ^ Fusilli, Jim (18 Aug 2000). "Latin Women in Tune with Tradition". The Wall Street Journal. p. W6.
  27. ^ Obejas, Achy (11 June 2000). "Recordings". Arts & Entertainment. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.3.
  28. ^ Shaw, Ted (21 Dec 2000). "CD Roundup". Windsor Star. p. E6.
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