University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Ethnomusicology, May 2003.
Dissertation: “The Aestheticization of Tradition: Professional Afroperuvian Musicians, Cultural Reclamation, and Artistic Interpretation”
Committee: Gerard Béhague (chair), Veit Erlmann, Stephen Slawek, Joel Sherzer (anthropology), Richard Flores (anthropology).
M.M., Ethnomusicology, December 1997
Master’s Report: “El Que No Tiene de Inga, Tiene de Mandinga: Negotiating Tradition and Ethnicity in Peruvian Criollo Popular Music.”
Committee: Gerard Béhague (supervisor), Stephen Slawek.
University of California, Berkeley
B.A., Astrophysics, December 1993.
Traditionalists vs. Innovators: Afroperuvian and Criollo Musical Production in Lima During the Neoliberal Reforms of the 1990s. In preparation.
Neither Indians nor Blacks: The Vals Criollo, Nationalism, and the Politics of Representing Ethnic Minorities in Twentieth Century Lima. In preparation.
The “danza de las cañas”: Music, Theatre, and Afroperuvian Cosmopolitanism. Under final revision: Ethnomusicology Forum (formerly British Journal of Ethnomusicology).
Mass Culture, Commodification, and the Consolidation of the Afroperuvian Festejo Festejo. Forthcoming: Black Music Research Journal.
Roots, Tradition and the Mass Media: The Debate Regarding the Future of Criollo Popular Music in Lima. In Selected Reports in Ethnomusicology, Vol. XI (UCLA). 2003.
Foreign and Local Peruvian Musical Research and the Construction of an Academic Other. Latin American Music Review, Fall/Winter 20:2. 1999.
Curriculum Guide: “Perú Negro and the Afroperuvian Experience.” Brooklyn Academy of Music. March 2006.
Dictionary Entries: “Carlos Sánchez Málaga”, and “Andrés Sas” (Composers, Peru). Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG) Vol. 14. In press.
Dictionary Entries: “Enrique Pinilla”, and “Francisco Pulgar Vidal” (Composers, Peru). Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG) Vol. 13. 2005.
Review essay: Traditional Music of Peru, Vol. 5-8. Smithsonian Folkways. World of Music, 46(2). 2004.
Dictionary Entries: “Ernesto López Mindreau”, “José Malsio”, and “José Orejón y Aparicio” (Composers, Peru). Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG) Vol. 12. 2004.
Dictionary Entries: “Mambo,” and “South American Music in the United States”. Encyclopedia of Latina and Latino Popular Culture in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2003.
Dictionary Entries: “Rodolfo Holzmann”, and “Enrique Iturriaga” (Composers, Peru). Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG) Vol. 9. 2003.
Dictionary Entry: “Celso Garrido-Lecca” (Composer, Peru). Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG), Vol. 8. Feb. 2002.
Review: Zoila Mendoza, Shaping Society Through Dance: Mestizo Ritual Performance in the Peruvian Andes. Revista de las Indias (Madrid, Spain). No. 224. 2002.
Review: Peter Wade, Music, Race and Nation: Musica Tropical in Colombia. Latin American Music Review, Spring/Summer 22:1. 2001.
“Y siguen festejando: Popular Music, Commodification, and Afroperuvian Festejo.” Invited Lecture. Newcomb Department of Music Musicology Colloquium Series. March 2006.
"Reclaiming Tradition: The Ever-Changing History of Afroperuvian Music and Dance." Invited Lecture. Center for Latino Arts and Culture. Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ. January 2006.
“Searching Identity in the Diaspora: The Music of Peru Negro.” Keynote presentation. DanceAfrica – Chicago. Chicago, IL. October 2004.
“The Role of Musical Style and Rhythmic Ambiguity in the Afroperuvian Festejo.” Invited Lecture. University of North Texas. Denton, TX. February 2002.
“Music and the Politics of Remembering the Afroperuvian Past.” Invited Lecture. Bowdoin College. Brunswick, ME. December 2001.
“Criollo Nostalgia: Remembering the Golden Age of Criollo Popular Music.” Colloquium. University of Texas at Austin. September 1998.
“Artists, not Artisans: Music and the Making of an Afroperuvian Modernity.” To be given at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Honolulu, HI. November 2006.
“The Keepers of Tradition: Afroperuvian musicians, Folklorization and the Struggle for Cultural Recognition.” International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association. San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 2006.
Panel chair and discussant: “Music and the Culture Industry in Contemporary Peru.” International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association. San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 2006.
“Santa Libertad: Teatro del Milenio and the Debate Over Music and Social Consciousness in the Afroperuvian Community.” Invited Paper. Latin American Encuentros: Music and Politics in the Andes. Conference at University of California, Riverside. February 2006.
“’Where Have all the True Musicians Gone?’ Conversations with Abelardo Vásquez.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Atlanta, GA. November 2005.
“Ni inga, ni mandinga: Reflexiones sobre el nacionalismo criollo y la música popular en Lima.” Meeting of the Latin American Branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music. Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 2005.
“Music, Folklore and the Introduction of an Afroperuvian Voice Into the Peruvian National Imagination.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Tucson, AZ. November 2004.
“Suenas como cubano: Speaking and Performing Cuba in Afroperuvian Music.” Caribbean Soundscapes Conference. New Orleans, LA. March 2004.
“Metaphors of Art and Culture in Contemporary Afroperuvian Music.” Annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association. New Orleans, LA. November 2002.
Panel presentation: Classroom Instruction and Excellence in Teaching. “Pathways to the PhD.: The Graduate School Experience.” Annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Estes Park, CO. October 2002.
“Learning how to Forget the Life and Times of Felipe Pinglo Alva (1899-1936).” Annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Detroit, MI. October 2001.
Panel chair and discussant: “Inscribing the Global Locally: Case Studies from Peruvian Popular Music.” Annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Toronto, Canada. November 2000.
“Re-Inventing Musical Difference: Reflections on the Politics of Afro-Peruvian Style.” Annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Toronto, Canada. November 2000.
“Roots, Tradition and the Mass Media: The Debate Regarding the Future of Criollo Popular Music in Lima." Invited Paper. Musical Cultures of Latin America: Global Effects, Past and Present. Conference at University of California, Los Angeles. May 1999.
“Que Viva Chincha: The Reconstruction of an Afro-Peruvian Past.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Bloomington, IN. October 1998.
“El Que No Tiene de Inga, Tiene de Mandinga: Criollismo and the Depiction of the Afro-Peruvian and the Andean in Limeño Popular Music.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Pittsburgh, PA. October 1997.
Presentation: Afroperuvian Music and Culture. Summer Institute on Performance in Latin America. Stone Center for Latin American Studies. June 2005.
Workshop: Percussion and Guitar Accompaniment Patterns Used in Peruvian Coastal Music. University of California, Riverside. April 2005.
Demonstration: Children’s Workshop on Peruvian Andean and Coastal Music. Pebbles Children’s Festival. Pebbles Center, New Orleans Public Library, March 2005.
Radio Interview: Peru Negro: African Music of the Andes. National Public Radio, Morning Edition. Aired: June 10, 2004. (to listen to the interview, click here)
Demonstration: African Musical Survivals in the Cultures of Latin America. Latin American TIDES Class. October 2003, 2004.
Presentation: Competitive Sung Poetry Traditions in Latin America. Teaching Louisiana Folklife in the Class Room (a workshop for K-12 public school teachers in the New Orleans area). Deep South Regional Humanities Center. Tulane University. July 2003.
Presentation: Language and Poetry in Traditional Afroperuvian Music. Latin American Music in Education (a Continuing Education Workshop for K-12 teachers in the New Orleans area). Stone Center for Latin American Studies. April 2003.
Assistant Professor of music—Tulane University 2003-
Seminars In Ethnomusicology
Music and Black Identity in Latin America: A graduate/upper division seminar on the role of African musical influences in the development of a diasporic identity.
Music and Ethnography in Latin America: A graduate seminar on the role that ethnographic field research has in the study of Latin American music.
Nationalism and the Performing Arts in Latin America: A graduate/upper division seminar on theories about nationalism, nationalist movements in the twentieth century, and the construction of “national” musics.
Global Economy of Sound: A graduate seminar on globalization, mass media consumption and their effect on traditional and popular music aesthetics.
Surveys in Latin American Music
Musics of the Southern Cone: A survey of the musics of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay with a graduate/upper division section taught concurrently.
Musics of the Andean Countries: A survey of the musics of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela with a graduate/upper division section taught concurrently.
Musics of the Caribbean: A survey of the musics of the British, French, and Spanish-speaking Caribbean with a graduate/upper division section taught concurrently.
Introductory Courses
World Musics: A required core course in ethnomusicological methods and practices for music majors.
Music Cultures of the World: An introductory survey of world musics and cultures for non-music majors.
Visiting Professor of Music—Tulane University 2002-2003
Peruvian Music and Dance Research: A graduate/upper division seminar focusing on the intellectual history Peruvian musicological, ethnomusicological, and anthropological research.
Latin American Music Ensemble: A workshop ensemble devoted to the performance of various musical traditions of South America and the Caribbean.
* See also listings for World Musics and Music Cultures of the World above.
Instructor—University of Texas at Austin 1997-2002
Introduction to Traditional Music in World Cultures: Geographic survey course for non-music majors.
Andean Ensemble: Performed traditional and popular music repertoire from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.
Afro-Caribbean Ensemble: Performed contemporary popular Latin and African Diasporic genres like cumbia, merengue, rumba, salsa, son, and Latin jazz.
Brazilian Ensemble: Performed popular samba repertoire of the last three decades.
Assistant Organizer: International Computer Music Conference. Department of Music. November 2006.
Organizer: Annual Gilbert Chase Memorial Lecture on Latin American Music. Latin American Studies, Newcomb Department of Music. 2004-
Council Member: Society for Ethnomusicology. 2004-
Committee Member: Summer Graduate Research Grant Committee, Stone Center for Latin American Studies. 2003-.
Committee Member: Outreach Committee, Stone Center for Latin American Studies. 2003-
Contributor: New Orleans Dance Festival. Theatre and Dance Department. June 2005.
Co-Organizer: Summer Institute on Performance in Latin America. Stone Center for Latin American Studies. June 2005.
Consultant: Documentary Film (title TBA). Karen Williams, filmmaker. New York, 2004-2005.
Consultant: Children’s World Fair: Mountain Cultures of the World. Louisiana Children’s Museum. March 2004..
Organizer/Performer: Gilbert Chase Memorial Concert. A Latin American art music concert featuring Misa Criolla by Ariel Ramírez. Newcomb Department of Music. March 2004.
Co-Organizer: Caribbean Soundscaspes: A Conference on Caribbean Culture and Music. Tulane University. March 2004.
Evaluation Committee Member: National Endowment for the Arts, Fine Arts Presenting Section. Washington, D.C. July 2003.
