We all know the story: R & B got with country and they named the baby rock and roll. But really, "American" pop has always been a love triangle - profoundly influenced by the instruments, rhythms, and repertoire of Caribbean, Afro-Caribbean, and Mexican-origin communities. This roundtable discussion, featuring a mix of musicians and scholars, is inspired by the exhibition
American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music, on display at the EMP|SFM and guest curated by University of Washington faculty. Looking at what scenes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Antonio, Miami, and New York created within a context of intense anti-immigrant politics and nativist sentiment, the exhibition attempts to shift discussion of national culture by reframing narratives of U.S.-produced rock and roll.
Participants: musicians
Louie Perez (Los Lobos),
Raul Pacheco (Ozomatli), panel co-organizer
Martha Gonzalez (Quetzal), and
El Vez;
American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music curators
Michelle Habell-Pallán,
Shannon Dudley, and
Marisol Berríos Miranda.
Discussants:
Kandia Crazy Horse, Josh Kun,
Marie Miranda and
Ned Sublette.
