For this episode, powerful women share their experiences and thoughts. History, backgrounds, experiences, dreams, determinations, are just some of the things that let us understand the importance and the power of the role of women in folkloric manifestations and,  in general, music. These group of women are a few of an immense amount of inspiring and encouraging artists that work hard and with a shinning spirit to advance towards a more egalitarian world. This is my humble homage to them and the ones before and after them.

Artists on this Episode:

Nora Benaglia - Maimará, Jujuy - https://www.youtube.com/user/norajujuy

Noelia Gareca - San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWvZrpb1306-IIhyWBVKzQ

Victoria Cataldi - Salta, Salta - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6uLrd6WvzjjbWFCE2b66g

Cecilia Espinosa - Salta, Salta

Rocío Palazzo - Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires  - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt3kmUxbZ9NhmYJy6eZ6jiQ

Lorena Astudillo - Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires - https://www.youtube.com/user/lorenaastudillo

Music on this Episode:

Ahora - Nora Benaglia

Vientito de Tilcara - Nora Benaglia

Baguala Majana - Noelia Gareca

Don Modesto Villanueva - Noelia Gareca

Barro Tal Vez - L.A. Spinetta & Mercedes Sosa

Imposibles - Victoria Cataldi & Eloy Notario

Baguala Desengaño - Victoria Cataldi & Eloy Notario

Quedándote o Yéndote - Victoria Cataldi & Eloy Notario

Bajo del Árbol un Tambor - La Melaza Candombe

Mariposas - Berta Pereyra y las Comadres

Colores en el Aura - Berta Pereyra y las Comadres

Zapatero a tu Zapato - Berta Pereyra y las Comadres

Pecado de Juventud- Rocío Palazzo Grupo

Mariposa de Seda - Lorena Astudillo

Canta, Baila, Sueña y Anda - Lorena Astudillo

Opening and closing song: Bos A Nos - Matías Homar

Cover Art: Matías Homar

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For this episode we have people dedicated to the music using the percussion or drums as their main instruments. From different regions and with different experiences the participants on this occasion share with us their connection with music and their approach to the study and production of  music.

Artists on this Episode:

Claudio Ledesma

Uli Gómez

Jonatan Szer

Ana Poggioli

Music on this Episode:

Mi Principio y Fin - Rubén Chamé

Malambo Denso - Rubén Chamé

Qomlashe / Soy Mujer del Pueblo Qom - Ema Cuañeri & Uli Gómez

Mashe ie na hamapole / Maduración de la algarroba - Ema Cuañeri & Uli Gómez

Alo / Creación del Pueblo Qom - Ema Cuañeri & Uli Gómez

Sheğevo / Adiós Amigos - Ema Cuañeri & Uli Gomez

Saracueca - Embichadero

Pájaro Corsario - Embichadero

Fragata - Embichadero

Los Mineros Potosinos - Sara Mamaní

Cantos de Tierra - Sara Mamaní

Corazón de Arena - Sara Mamaní

Albeana - Sandra Aguirre

Opening and closing song: Bos A Nos - Matías Homar

Cover Art: Matías Homar

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Brief introduction to the overall idea behind the podcast.

"So, Am I Latin American Music?" is a podcast that travels through different regions in South America. It is a journey shared with different artists and authors that tell their own stories of music, folklore and the cultures the come from.

Heritage, history and current transformations are part of the dialogues with each of the artists while listening to musics that are representations of the variety and rich cultural manifestations from this part of the Americas. 

On this episode we are traveling from the North of Brazil all the way down to El Río de La Plata where we meet with the Candombe. On this trip we get closer to cultural manifestations that show more evidently their relation with the Afro musics.

With the help from Maria Figueredo's book "Poesía y Música Popular: Su Convergencia en el Siglo XX (Poetry and Popular Music: Their convergence in the XX Century)," we start to explore the tight link between music and poetry and the importance of this relationship in the Popular Music from Latin America.

Artists on this episode:

Ramiro Gonzalo (La Plata)

Santiago Ávila (La Plata)

Cecilia Espinosa (Salta)

Ana Archetti (La Plata)

Author on this Episode:

Maria Figueredo (Toronto, Canada)

Music on this Episode:

El Avenido - Cecilia Segura, Santiago Ávila and Matías Homar

Ijexa - Saci's Project

Melodía Anónima - Bruno Fitte, Javier Marazitta and Santiago Ávila

Exú - Grupo Ofa

Yasan-oya - Nation Angola

Paisaje - Cristián Vassilion

Montevideo - Cuarteto Rica Cosa

Umbral del Socavón - Leo Goldstein

Remedio de Sol - Cecilia Espinosa

Bajo el árbol un tambor - Lágrima Ríos

Cantaré - Ana Archetti

Cuerpo y Alma - Eduardo Mateo - Ana Archetti's rendition

Azul Luz - Trío Familia

Opening and closing song: Bos A Nos - Matías Homar

Cover Art: Matías Homar

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On this episode we travel back to the North region of Argentina and go further north to Bolivia and Peru.

Irene López, the author of the book "Discursos Identitarios en el Folklore de Salta," will be sharing herself some ideas on one of the subjects that has been at the center of ours discussions. The relation between Identities, Popular Songs and Folklore.

We will also listen to talk about a genre that generally is not included as part of the Folklore, La Cumbia. There are many genres in this rich region of the Americas that are not consider as part of the folkloric music and, I personally, start putting under a more thorough scrutiny "what does Folklore mean?"

Artists on this episode:

Gustavo Cruz (Jujuy)

Micaela Chauque (Jujuy)

Author on this Episode:

Irene López (Salta)

Music on this Episode:

Recuerdos del Portezuelo - Torta

Qori Warmi - Torja

Qori Kinto - Gustavo Cruz

Inmoral - Combo Locoto

Danza de los Mirlos - Compilation of Cumbia Chicha

Penas de Amor - Los Kjarkas

Flor de la Quebrada - Micaela Chauque

Danza Irregular - J. J. Botelli

Salteño Viejo - J. J. Botelli

La Felipe Varela - J. J. Botelli

Toccata - J. J. Botelli

Opening and closing song: Bos A Nos - Matías Homar

Cover Art: Matías Homar

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In this occasion we dive into other regions from Argentina. The Pampa Region and the Litoral Region. Both located to the center of Argentina.

By the experiences and the knowledge from the great artists that join us on this episode we will discover the differences between this regions and the one that we have been discussing on the previous episodes.

The big One concept that this episodes talks about is "Racial Imagination." With the support from Julio Mendívil's book (Against the Music) we will identify this concept with what happened to the African cultures that are closely related with how the folkloric music in South America is described many times. These are reductions of the great and rich complexities from the popular or folk musics.

Artists on this episode:

Ernesto Méndez (Santa Fé)

Victoria García (La Plata)

Hernán Rodríguez (La Plata)

Rocío Palazzo (Chivilcoy)

Music on this episode:

Viejo Caa Catí - Ernesto Méndez

El Cualunque - Ernesto Méndez

Pueblero - Ernesto Méndez

Km 11 - Raúl Barboza

Canción de la Calandria - Ernesto Méndez

A Veces Ud. - Vicky García & Matias Homar (Lyrics by Osvaldo Garrido)

Milonga del Tiempo - La Otra Campana

Brotecitos de Vos - La Otra Campana

Perambulator - Fela Kuti

Baayo - Baab Maal

Ewe Drumming in Ghana

Nizalwa Ngobani - Thandiswa Mazwai

Palabras para mi Madre - Hernán Rodríguez

A Trenque Lauquen - La Otra Campana

Gatito de mis Pagos - Rocío Palazzo Grupo

Pasarero - Rocío Palazzo Grupo

La Pobrecita - Rocío Palazzo & Ignacio Viano

El Arriero - Rocío Palazzo & Ignacio Viano

Books on this episode:

En Contra de la Música (Against the Music) - Julio Mendívil

Links:

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Opening and closing song: Bos A Nos - Matías Homar

Cover Art: Matías Homar

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On this episode we continue reflecting on some concepts from Irene López and, at the same time, we'll dive into the Chacarera. Another genre of the popular music in Argentina linked to musics from other regions and periods of time.

On this occasion, music will be the center of the episode, meaning that there will be longer sections with music sounding at full volume. In this way, I want to engage people with the music itself and use the more 'theoretical' discussion as a way in which we can reflect about the music that is sounding, and hopefully, will keep sounding on each person after the podcast.

Artists on this episode:

Adrián Liendro (Salta)

Néstor Gómez (La Plata)

Carlos Fernando Vargas (Salta)

Music on this episode:

La Finadita - Chango Farías Gómez

La del Campo - Cuartoelemento

La llamadora - Cuartoelemento

Chacarera del Silbador - Eduardo Falú

Salamanqueando pa’ mi - Raúl Carnota

Chacarera del Cantor - Mario Arnedo Gallo

La Yusberiana - Juan Falú

Chacarera - Esperanza Spalding

Comadre Dora - Carlos Fernando Vargas

Puente Carretero - Peteco Carabajal

Chacarera del Oscuro - Carlos Fernando Vargas

Maricón - Aca Seca Trío

Chacarera Trunca - Atahualpa Yupanqui

Chacarera de la Patria Financiera - Imaymana Dúo

En la Via - Carlos Aguirre

Books on this episode:

Discursos identitarios en el folklore de salta (Identity Discourses of the folkloric music from Salta) - Irene López

La Chacarera bien Mensurada (Chacarera well measured) - Alberto Abecasis

Opening and closing song: Bos A Nos - Matías Homar 

Cover Art: Matías Homar 

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