Date: 2019
Roles: historical researcher, music researcher, editor, panelist
Collaborators: Échantillons (Justin Doucet, Philippe Néméh-Nombré) on n10.as Radio, Itzayana Gutiérrez
How does Latin music document the construction of the racial figure of the chinese and its exclusion from Latinidad and brownness?
This musical trip, which first aired in 2019 in a special edition of the Échantillons radio program hosted by Justin Doucet and Philippe Néméh-Nombré, and featuring guest Itzayana Gutiérrez, connects cumbia, salsa, mambo, cabaret songs, guaracha, and other key genres of the musical heritage of the Americas. It speaks about Orientalism, race and the socio-political histories of the interactions between these two cultures and it is also a window into discussing the erased presence of Chinese and Asian diasporas in the Americas.
It is now presented here in an expanded version with the full interview and songs, and a bonus chinxlatinx mix.
TW: Racist tropes, historical descriptions of anti-asian racism