Betty Garcés, the First African-Colombian Lyric Singer in the International Career

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Born in Buenaventura, a port in the Colombian Pacific, Betty Garcés grew up at the rate of salsa, before turning to singing and opera. From a young age, this Afro-Colombian woman took refuge in music before becoming her profession. Thanks to the impulse of a teacher of the conservatory of the city of Cali, she left to train in Germany. More than a decade later, at the age of 41, her career was international. Today, she performs on the scenes of …