Joan Chandos Baez is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist who was born on January 9, 1941. Her modern folk music frequently features songs on social justice and protest.

For more than 60 years, Baez has given public performances and has produced more than 30 recordings. She is a native speaker of both Spanish and English and has songs in at least six other languages as well.

Amnesty International honored Baez on March 18, 2011, at its 50th Anniversary Annual General Meeting in San Francisco. The Amnesty International Joan Baez Award for Outstanding Inspirational Service in the Global Fight for Human Rights was presented at the memorial to Baez as part of its official launch.

In appreciation of her work on behalf of human rights with Amnesty International and elsewhere, as well as the motivation she has provided activists all around the world, Baez received the first award.

The honor is to be given to an artist who has promoted human rights via their work in music, film, sculpture, painting, or another art form.

What is Joan Baez’s ethnicity?

Baez is of Mexican and Scottish ancestry and was born in the United States.

Her mother, Joan Chandos Baez, often known as “Big Joan,” was the second child of an English Anglican priest who claimed to be a Chandos Duke.

She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She passed away on April 20, 2013, having been born on April 11, 1913.

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