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As we all know, men are disproportionately present or visible in most areas of the musical arts. And that's why it's always refreshing to discover a publication that gives the less visible female and non-binary artists, often pioneers in their fields, the attention they deserve.
One such book is “Switched On - The Dawn of Electronic Sound by Latin American Women”, edited by Alejandra Cárdenas and Luis Alvarado. We are very pleased to be able to present this book on Friday, August 9th at 7 pm. The editor Alejandra Cárdenas (also known under the artist name Ale Hop) will talk about the background and creation of the book and will use sound examples to make Latin American music history experienceable.
Switched On is the first book dedicated exclusively to the female protagonists of Latin American electronic music. The book has been edited by independent curator, researcher and label head of Buh Records, Luis Alvarado, and experimental musician, multimedia artist and researcher Alejandra Cardenas (also known as Ale Hop). Composers and sound artists featured in this historical account include:
Alicia Urreta, Beatriz Ferreyra, Elsa Justel, Eulalia Bernard, Graciela Castillo, Hilda Dianda, Ileana Pérez Velázquez, Irina Escalante Chernova, Iris Sagüesa, Jacqueline Nova, Jocy de Oliveira, Leni Alexander, Margarita Paksa, Marietta Veulens, Mónica O’Reilly Viamontes, Nelly Moretto, Oksana Linde, Patricia Belli, Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet, Rocío Sanz Quirós, Teresa Burga, Vania Dantas Leite, among others.
The official history of 20th-century avant-garde electronic music has been predominantly narrated from the point of view of Anglo-American and Western European experiences and largely remained focused on its male protagonists. To destabilize this history, this editorial project presents a collection of perspectives, essays, interviews, archival photos, and work reviews centered on the early electronic music production by Latin American female creators, who were active from the 1960s to the 1980s.
