This week focuses on songs with and without words, with three En Casa videos and the release of a major production from Paraguay by Berta Rojas.
Music of the Americas: Canciones
Book Review: A Case for Optimism in Colombia
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Gabriel Cohen
Mauricio Cárdenas proposes something radical for these times: a pragmatic focus on recent accomplishments.
Music of the Americas: Cuba and Yarn/Wire
This weeks features experimental music from a recent live concert, plus videos by Francesca Khalifa and Momenta Quartet featuring Cuban classical music from the 1930s.
Music of the Americas: More Live Concerts in New York
Marina Wil sings an Uruguayan classic and Recuerdos brings back music by Gustavo Casenave and DMR.
Review: A Brazilian Take on Netflix’s “Maid”
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Guilherme Casarões
The hit series shows Latin American viewers the sorry state of the U.S. social safety net.
Music of the Americas: Instrumental Popular Music
En Casa highlights instrumental music mixing jazz with folk music and tango, selected by radio host José Luis Ajzenmesser.
Call for Papers: This Must Be the Place: Latin American Artists in New York, 1965–1975
Abstracts for presentations related to the current Americas Society exhibition are due December 20.