Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; assigned listening, 1 hour
Catalog page 374
Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor
Description: Introduction to the musical practices of the central Andean countries, including indigenous, mestizo, Creole, and Afro-Andean traditions. Music is presented as part of a broader realm of performance in the Andes, incorporating dance, ritual, drama, and popular culture, and its relationship with notions of identity, nationalism, modernity, folklore, and politics.