The Enduring Sentimiento of Chavela Vargas
Update: 2020-12-01
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In this week's episode, guest Lorena Alvarado discusses her article "Never Late: Unwelcome Desires and Diasporas in Chavela Vargas’ Last Works" which analyzes how the last two albums of musical performer Chavela Vargas, Cupaima (2006) and ¡Por mi Culpa! (2010), continue making aesthetic choices that de-form the classic repertoire of rancheras and boleros. These musical works represent a "late style" formulated by an older subject that refuses to retire quietly and with docility. Alvarado argues that the mix of beloved, familiar lyrics and melodies with sonic details that evoke the experiences of migrants and Indigenous communities result in an unexpected, repellent musicality that speaks to the contemporary struggles of those unwelcome, despised, and outside neo-liberal chronology.
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