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Shared soundscapes: The (re)activation of an institutional and individual archive of Peruvian music and dance

“Shared soundscapes” is a key concept that allows us to identify the multiplicity of agencies involved in historical sound recordings and their reactivation today. We use the notion to compare two very different Peruvian case studies concerning Asháninka and Nomatsiguenga peoples of the Central Rain...

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Published in:The journal of Latin American and Caribbean anthropology 2023-09, Vol.28 (3), p.206-218
Main Authors: Barreto, Rocío, Cánepa, Gisela, Kummels, Ingrid, Maradiegue, Walther
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Summary:“Shared soundscapes” is a key concept that allows us to identify the multiplicity of agencies involved in historical sound recordings and their reactivation today. We use the notion to compare two very different Peruvian case studies concerning Asháninka and Nomatsiguenga peoples of the Central Rainforest and Muchik, Quechua, and mestizo peoples in the Lambayeque region, along with their respective music traditions. Part of their sonic legacy is stored in archives; one was created by an individual anthropologist, and the other is an institutional ethnomusicological archive. The comparison of historical and current soundscapes brings to the fore anthropological issues regarding how a web of actors—among them sonic activists from academia and these communities—have shaped these archives as a process and practice. It raises questions about collaborative approaches to decolonize repositories, which implies handing over rights to individuals and communities so that they can make decisions about their sonic legacies. “Paisajes sonoros compartidos” es un concepto clave que permite identificar la multiplicidad de agencias involucradas en las grabaciones sonoras históricas y su reactivación en la actualidad. Utilizamos esta noción para comparar dos estudios de caso peruanos muy diversos: el de los pueblos Asháninka y Nomatsiguenga de la Selva Central; y el de los pueblos Muchik, Quechua y mestizos de la Región Lambayeque, junto con sus respectivas tradiciones musicales. Parte de su legado sonoro está almacenado en dos archivos, uno creado por un antropólogo y el otro es un archivo institucional de etnomusicología. La comparación entre paisajes sonoros históricos y actuales pone en relieve cuestiones antropológicas sobre cómo una red de actores—entre ellos activistas sonoros del mundo académico y de las comunidades—ha configurado estos archivos en términos de prácticas y procesos. Surgen interrogantes sobre las aproximaciones colaborativas para descolonizar repositorios musicales, lo que implica ceder derechos a individuos y comunidades en la toma de decisiones sobre sus legados sonoros.
ISSN:1935-4932
1935-4940
DOI:10.1111/jlca.12680