CARAMELO HAZE
Martín Perna
Martín Perna
As a Cultural Anthropologist trained in Linguistic Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, and Folklore, his research explores articulations of Latinx sounds and aurality in relation to race, place-making, and the intimacies that bind lives across physical and cultural borders. In this regard, he has also consistently crossed the boundary between artist and scholar. As a professional musician for two decades, he has engaged in music-making alongside his interlocuters, transforming his own experiences into a unique u
An accomplished musician and multi-instrumentalist, Chávez has performance experience in an array of styles ranging from American popular music to traditional Mexican son. He has recorded and toured with his own music projects; composed documentary scores (including Emmy Award-winning El Despertar [2016] & Where Soldiers Come From [2011]); and collaborated with acclaimed artists including Grammy Award winners Quetzal , Grupo Fantasma , and Latin Grammy Award nominated Sones de México , in addition to Charan
His most recent research project explored the performance of huapango arribeño—a musical form that hails from north-central Mexico—among undocumented Mexican migrants in the United States. Supported by the National Science Foundation and the Ford Foundation this work forms the basis of his award-winning book Sounds of Crossing: Music, Migration, and the Aural Poetics of Huapango Arribeño (Duke University Press 2017). This book represents the first extended study of huapango arribeño and offers a fine-tuned
CARAMELO HAZE
Martín Perna
Martín Perna