With bare feet, Susana Baca glided across the stage, her pure white dress and shawl flowing elegantly as she danced softly to the hypnotic rhythms of her band.
Singing in Spanish, the sensual Afro-Peruvian bathed her audience in warm songs which blended traditional beats with glimmers of contemporary soul, jazz and blues.
Introduced to the UK by Talking Head's frontman David Byrne, Baca is now one of the leading lights in Latin music.
The haunting simplicity of her music, the raw emotion in her voice and the humble beauty of her performance makes for an incredibly moving live experience.
Her new album, Esperitu Vivo, is proof that even recorded, she is just as outstanding.
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