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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 4(4), pp. 241 - 248
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2016.040406
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Latin Americanism in the Music of Rub茅n Blades
Juan Pimentel-Otero *
Department of History and Latin American Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States
ABSTRACT
According to ethnomusicologist Marisol Berr铆os Miranda, salsa serves as an escape valve for people who live under neocolonial conditions to express their discontents. This paper will discuss the role of nationalism and supranationalism and its manifestation through four of contemporary Panamanian salsa artist, Rub茅n Blades鈥� songs. His ability to understand social and political conditions throughout the region, allows for him to deploy Latin Americanism-the political philosophy developed by Sim贸n Bol铆var-as an anti-imperialist call urging Latinos to counter United States鈥� intervention in Latin America during the Cold War.
KEYWORDS
Salsa, Latin Americanism, Anti-imperialism, Caribbean
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[1] Juan Pimentel-Otero , "Latin Americanism in the Music of Rub茅n Blades," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 241 - 248, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2016.040406.
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Juan Pimentel-Otero (2016). Latin Americanism in the Music of Rub茅n Blades. Sociology and Anthropology, 4(4), 241 - 248. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2016.040406.