Episode Synopsis "Episode 1 - Music Goes National"
We speak of Argentine tango, Brazilian samba, Uruguayan candombe, Chilean cueca, and Dominican merengue. But how did we get to this point? Through these examples, this chapter explores how certain musical forms became national symbols. Interviewees -George Reid Andrews, Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh -Leonardo Iván Domínguez, Director of Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center, New York -Florencia Garramuño, Director of the Humanities Department, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires -Christian Spencer Espinosa, Director of Center for Research in Arts and Humanities, Universidad Mayor, Santiago