Susana Baca: the singer who became Peru's first black cabinet minister

The Grammy winner faces a struggle to balance her schedule as a musician with her responsibilities as Peru's culture ministerIt is unusual for an artist to enter Peru's rough-and-tumble world of politics. It is even rarer for a black Peruvian to enter the cabinet. In fact, it's never happened before.But despite the precedents and the fame that has made her one of Peru's best-loved singers, the honeymoon period expired quickly for Susana Baca.Earlier this month, Baca was forced to cancel a series...

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