Listening to Mapuche sound in Illapu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4304863 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Jordán González (0000-0002-2306-6868, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-25 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Popular Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-1430 • E-ISSN: 1474-0095 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0261143024000205 |
| OpenAlex | W4402803821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article studies how Illapu, a prominent Chilean New Song band, deals with Mapuche culture and sound. Through the analysis of four songs, I argue that by first incorporating Mapuche instruments and rhythms (1970s), and then adding engaged lyrics dealing with Mapuche history (1980s), and finally engaging with Mapuche listeners and artists (1990s-2000s), Illapu participates in the transformation of the way in which indigeneity is conceived. I assert that the transformation of their creative processes takes place in parallel with the emergence of a public political Mapuche subject distinctly identified as such. By positioning themselves as 'brown' exemplary agents, the members of Illapu get to voice current Mapuche political demands without resorting to supplantation
Acoustics · Active listening · Physics · Sociology · Sound (geography · Communication · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · History · Phonetics and Phonology Research
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |