Paisajes Distantes / Distant Landscapes: An Altiplano Project
In Bogota, the city where I live, the vaccination process has progressed the past months, and the restrictions to circulation have finally ended (they lasted fo...
Tag: music
The Legacy of Cumbia Sabanera: Carmelo Torres
Among all the variety of cumbias that have traveled across the Americas, the Cumbia Sabanera is one of my favorites. Its tempo, cadence, instruments, and lyrics...
Exploring Polyphony: The Multiple Voices of the Motet
When music combines multiple human voices, melodies, and rhythms, it can gain a powerful expressiveness that is complex, rich, and misterious. Contemporary West...
The New Music Industry: Transformations, Challenges, and Opportunities
During the past two decades the music industry has experimented deep transformations as a result of the massive adoption of digital technologies and the evoluti...
Youth Voices from a Moving Community: A Workshop at Cambio Creativo
Last summer I had the opportunity of collaborating with Panamanian youths from Cambio Creativo in several activities that took place in Coco Solo and Buenavista...
Making History in the City of Austin: The Celebration of the First Hip Hop Festival
“If you love your city, make some fucking noise!” said Austin Martin at the stage of Red7, surrounded by a crew of 7 local MCs during the performanc...
The Changing Practices of the Hip Hop DJ
Since its beginnings the art of DJ-ing has evolved dynamically along with the evolution of audio technologies such as speakers, mixers, storage devices, and mus...