"Cumbia Fusión": Development and impact of an "Alternative" music scene in Lima

This article analyzes the development of the cumbia fusion (or «alternative» cumbia) scene in Lima, Peru, between 2010 and 2020. It demonstrates its impact in the change of programming criteria in big outdoor festivals, which only used to feature rock and pop bands, and now include not only this «al...

ver descrição completa

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Olazo, Jorge
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2023
País:Perú
Recursos:Universidad Científica del Sur
Repositório:Revistas - Universidad Científica del Sur
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.cientifica.edu.pe:article/1361
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/desdeelsur/article/view/1361
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:música
cumbia
festivales
públicos
fusion
music
festivals
audiences
Descrição
Resumo:This article analyzes the development of the cumbia fusion (or «alternative» cumbia) scene in Lima, Peru, between 2010 and 2020. It demonstrates its impact in the change of programming criteria in big outdoor festivals, which only used to feature rock and pop bands, and now include not only this «alternative" cumbia bands, but also traditional cumbia orchestras and artists that were not accepted before. This analysis has been done primarily based on in-depth interviews with musicians and promoters of this scene, using the theoretical framework of Small (1998), Gell (1998), Straw (1991) and Bennet (2004). The career of two bands representative of this «alternative» scene, Olaya Sound System and La Nueva Invasión are used as case studies.