Spanish Musical Responses to Moroccan Immigration and the Cultural Memory of al-Andalus
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Publication Date
2019-06Journal Title
Twentieth-Century Music
ISSN
1478-5722
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
259-287
Language
en
Type
Article
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Machin-Autenrieth, M. (2019). Spanish Musical Responses to Moroccan Immigration and the Cultural Memory of al-Andalus. Twentieth-Century Music, 16 (2), 259-287. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478572218000324
Abstract
The notion of a shared history across the Mediterranean is central to a number of Spanish- Moroccan musical collaborations, which draw on the notion of convivencia: the alleged peaceful coexistence between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Medieval Spain. In this article, I explore the relationship between a ‘musical’ convivencia and Moroccan immigration in Spain, focusing on two prominent case studies: Macama jonda (1983) and Inmigración (2003). Spanning a twenty-year period, I argue that these two productions illustrate shifting responses to Moroccan immigration at distinct historical moments: the post-Franco era and post-9/11. These two productions illustrate the malleability of the convivencia myth, employing it for distinct social and political purposes. I argue that Macama jonda and Inmigración should be read as products of shifting political and cultural relations between Spain and Morocco, and Spain’s negotiation of its Muslim past.
Sponsorship
Leverhulme Trust
Funder references
Leverhulme Trust (ECF-2014-509)
Isaac Newton Trust (Minute 1408(i))
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) ERC (758221)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478572218000324
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/280654
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