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- Title
"SOMOS AFRO": Champeta Music as a Means for Cultural/(Political) Organization for Afrodescendants in Colombia.
- Authors
Aldana, Ligia S.
- Abstract
The article studies the cultural impact and political changes effected by champeta music among Afrodescendants in the Colombian Caribbean. It examines the reality of Colombia in the 1990s regarding constitutional changes and the effects of neoliberalism. It analyzes the role of culture and race in the development of resistance among Colombia Afrodescendants. It investigates the functions of champeta in musical experimentation and self-representation.
- Subjects
CHAMPETA music; SOCIAL impact; MUSIC &; society; AFRICANS; COLOMBIAN social conditions; CONSTITUTIONAL reform; NEOLIBERALISM
- Publication
Callaloo, 2013, Vol 36, Issue 2, p391
- ISSN
0161-2492
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/cal.2013.0109