Musicians in Transit

<div>In <i>Musicians in Transit</i> Matthew B. Karush examines the transnational careers of seven of the most influential Argentine musicians of the twentieth century: Afro-Argentine swing guitarist Oscar Alemán jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri composer Lalo Schifrin tango innovator Astor Piazzolla <i>balada</i> singer Sandro folksinger Mercedes Sosa and rock musician Gustavo Santaolalla. As active participants in the globalized music business these artists interacted with musicians and audiences in the United States Europe and Latin America and contended with genre distinctions marketing conventions and ethnic stereotypes. By responding creatively to these constraints they made innovative music that provided Argentines with new ways of understanding their nation's place in the world. Eventually these musicians produced expressions of Latin identity that reverberated beyond Argentina including a novel form of pop ballad; an anti-imperialist revolutionary folk genre; and a style of rock built on a pastiche of Latin American and global genres. A website with links to recordings by each musician accompanies the book.</div>