Latin American & Iberian Song

In this episode, we delve into Dr. Patricia Caicedo's thought-provoking article "Memory, Nostalgia, and Resistance: The Afro-Latin Art Song," exploring how the African diaspora in Latin America, impacted by the Atlantic slave trade, used music, language, and rituals as mechanisms of cultural preservation and resistance.

We discuss how Afro-Latin composers and poets embedded rhythmic, melodic, and idiomatic elements into art songs to keep their cultural identity alive while navigating the challenges of acculturation. These art songs served as a way to participate in avant-garde artistic movements and also as a tool for social mobility and political advocacy. Dr. Caicedo highlights how, despite their cultural contributions, the diaspora faced a "whitening" process that threatened to strip away their symbolic and artistic wealth once again.

Join us as we explore how these art songs became powerful expressions of resistance, memory, and identity, shedding light on the deep connection between music and social change in Latin America.

You can read the full article, published in Diagonal, an Ibero-American music review by the University of California, Riverside, by clicking [here].

Did you know that music, power, and national identity are entangled and constantly changing? In this Episode, Hermann Hudde and Patricia Caicedo talk about the political and cultural relations between the United States and Latin America and how these were staged at the Tanglewood festival led by Serge Koussevitzky in the 1940s. An opportunity to discover the role of music in what we know as cultural diplomacy.

Did you know that there was an important operatic activity in Brazil during the XVII and XVIII centuries? Did you know that there were opera houses in many Brazilian cities where European and local artists performed together, including mulatos, blacks, and women?

In the second season premiere, Patricia Caicedo talks to Dr. Rogerio Budasz, a Brazilian musicologist and the author of Opera in the Tropics: Music and Theater in Early Modern Brazil, a fascinating book that puts in evidence how music is a space where political, social, and religious power struggles are constantly negotiated.

In this episode, you will discover the amazing concerts and artists of the Barcelona Festival of Song 2021 and will learn how you can participate in them from anywhere in the world. At the BFOS you will find new Latin American and Iberian vocal repertoire, enjoy listening to beautiful music, and at the same time, support musicians by incorporating the XAVECoin, an environmentally conscious crypto coin designed to democratize access to music. The festival starts on July 8 and ends on July 17. To buy your tickets visithttps://www.barcelonafestivalofsong.com/concerts

Barcelona Festival of Song Summer program of history & interpretation of Latin American & Iberian art song Mundoarts Publications Your source of hard to find Latin American & Iberian scores, books, classes & resources. Center Iberian & Latin American Music Research & performance of Iberian & Latin American Music at the University of California Riverside. Support the show (https://www.patriciacaicedo.com/podcast)

In this episode, Patricia talks with Carol McDavit and Flavio Melo, experts in Brazilian art song and the authors of a new Brazilian Art Song Anthology published by Mundoarts, a true gem that provides all the diction resources and historical background to introduce classical singers into this vast world.

Have you ever sung an art song in Spanish, Catalan or Portuguese? How do you identify a Latin American art song? Have you had problems distinguishing between Latin American folk songs or art songs? In this episode, Patricia Caicedo will help you solve your doubts and invite you to participate in the upcoming celebration of the International day of Latin American and Iberian Art Song on May 11th. To celebrate this important day, she invites singers from all over the world to participate in a singing challenge. To do it, you have to send a video performing an art song in Spanish, Catalan, or Portuguese before May 4th. Although this is not a competition, participants will receive many rewards, including half scholarship to participate in the Barcelona Festival of Song 2021 and many other prizes. To help singers to choose their repertoire, Patricia talks about the exciting subject of Performance practice. This concept will allow singers to identify when they are performing an art song or a folk song. You will hear many beautiful musical examples. To participate in the singing challenge, go to https://www.mundoarts.com/latinsongday

Barcelona Festival of Song Summer program of history & interpretation of Latin American & Iberian art song Mundoarts Publications Your source of hard to find Latin American & Iberian scores, books, classes & resources. Center Iberian & Latin American Music Research & performance of Iberian & Latin American Music at the University of California Riverside. Support the show (https://www.patriciacaicedo.com/podcast)

In this episode, you will discover the extraordinary life and music of Jaime Leon, a conductor, a composer, and a pianist, and the author of some of the most beautiful art songs in Spanish written in the XX century. If you are interested in obtaining the scores of Jaime Leonยดs songs visit www.mundoarts.com

Barcelona Festival of Song Summer program of history & interpretation of Latin American & Iberian art song Mundoarts Publications Your source of hard to find Latin American & Iberian scores, books, classes & resources. Center Iberian & Latin American Music Research & performance of Iberian & Latin American Music at the University of California Riverside. Support the show (https://www.patriciacaicedo.com/podcast)

En el primer episodio en espaรฑol, la soprano y musicรณloga Patricia Caicedo explica la misiรณn de programa, nos cuenta cรณmo se interesรณ por el repertorio de canciรณn artรญstica latinoamericana, comparte algunas canciones y nos prepara para los prรณximos programas. Para conocer mรกs sobre Patricia y seguirla en las redes sociales visita www.patriciacaicedo.com Si eres cantante lรญrico y quieres aprender la historia e interpretaciรณn del repertorio de canciรณn artรญstica latinoamericana e ibรฉrica visita la web del Barcelona Festival of Song. Si estas interesado en partituras y recursos para dar vida al repertorio vocal ibรฉrico y latinomericano visita www.mundoarts.com . Sรญguenos en las redes sociales!

Barcelona Festival of Song Summer program of history & interpretation of Latin American & Iberian art song Mundoarts Publications Your source of hard to find Latin American & Iberian scores, books, classes & resources. Center Iberian & Latin American Music Research & performance of Iberian & Latin American Music at the University of California Riverside. Support the show (https://www.patriciacaicedo.com/podcast)

For classical singers, very often, the first contact with the Latin American art song comes throughout the songs of the Argentinian composer Carlos Guastavino. He was one of the most outstanding art song composers of the continent who wrote hundreds of art songs literally, setting to music some of the most prominent Argentinian, Latin American, and Spanish poets. His music goes straight to the heart. The combination of his neo-romantic style with the folkloric elements makes it unique. He had a gift for finding the music inherent to the poems.

Guastavino was a very reserved person. During his life, very few people could talk to him and get to know him. To talk about his life, personality, political views, values, and of course, about his music, in this episode Patricia talks with Dr. Silvina Luz Mansilla, a musicologist who met him and spent a lot of time with him and, the world's expert in his music.

Barcelona Festival of Song Summer program of history & interpretation of Latin American & Iberian art song Mundoarts Publications Your source of hard to find Latin American & Iberian scores, books, classes & resources. Center Iberian & Latin American Music Research & performance of Iberian & Latin American Music at the University of California Riverside. Support the show (https://www.patriciacaicedo.com/podcast)

How many Latin American and Spanish female composers do you know? How many of their songs do you have in your repertoire? Don't you think it's about time to start learning and performing their music? In this episode, you will discover more than 30 female composers and listen to some of their songs, let's start! In this episode you will listen to songs by Maria Grever, Babi de Oliveira, Lia Cimaglia & Celia Torra. The complete CD Miraba la noche el alma: Latin American and Iberian Art Songs by Women Composers is available on Spotify. To buy the Anthology of Latin American & Iberian Art Song Women Composers visit www.mundoarts.com

Barcelona Festival of Song Summer program of history & interpretation of Latin American & Iberian art song Mundoarts Publications Your source of hard to find Latin American & Iberian scores, books, classes & resources. Center Iberian & Latin American Music Research & performance of Iberian & Latin American Music at the University of California Riverside. Support the show (https://www.patriciacaicedo.com/podcast)