Music, technology and hegemony: César Bolaños and the transgressions of popular music

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https://doi.org/10.62230/antec.v8i1.219

Keywords:

Music and Technology, Electroacoustic Composition, Popular Music

Abstract

The following text presents some ideas of the composer César Bolaños, expressed in an interview and an article from the mid-70s and early 80s, respectively, which offer some keys to understand Bolaños' opposition to a hegemonic model of the use of technology in musical creation. This opens another perspective for understanding his departure from musical composition in the 70s after returning to Peru after ten years of living in Argentina, as well as the development of music with electronic media in Peru.

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Author Biography

  • Luis Alberto Alvarado Manrique, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    He is a record producer, curator, and independent researcher, focusing on topics related to art and sound, as well as experimental music. He is the director of the record label Buh Records, which is renowned for its significant work in archiving the historical records of experimental music from Peru and Latin America. He also manages the portal centrodelsonido.pe, a digital archive dedicated to Peruvian sound art.

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Published

2024-06-27

How to Cite

Alvarado Manrique, L. A. (2024). Music, technology and hegemony: César Bolaños and the transgressions of popular music. Antec: Revista Peruana De Investigación Musical, 8(1), 262-272. https://doi.org/10.62230/antec.v8i1.219

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