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Sounds Of Resistance - A Lecture With John Santos - Jazz Camp Online at Living Jazz
Courtesy of Stacey Hoffman | Posted on June 18, 2020
When
Tue, June 23, 2020
6:00 pm
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Musicians
John Santos
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A lecture and presentation hosted by historian, educator, producer and bandleader John Santos. Featuring selections from his legendary collection of slides, audio and video recordings.
The privileged concept that art should not be political is not a reality for artists from marginalized communities. The art is born from the historical violence and every day struggles to survive. As such, the arts become weapons of mass construction, giving hope, courage, clarity and love to countless distressed communities. Music and dance are no exception. Despite the onslaught of over-commercialization and industry pressure, music and dance remain foundational tools in the identity and documentation of the Afro/Latino/Indigenous peoples of the colonized Americas. Music and dance are incarnate and psychic elements of liberation, spirituality, unity and connection to the earth and the ancestors. They provoke critical thinking that respects all working class and marginalized segments of society and as such is crucial to progressive movements of social change. Sounds of Resistance will uncover some of the long history of such music and musicians from a Latin American perspective....