Remembering & Travelling #5, "The Drug Trade and the Salsa Boom in Cali", Cali, Oct. 15, 2022

Remembering & Travelling #5, "The Drug Trade and the Salsa Boom in Cali", Cali, Oct. 15, 2022

The fifth travel of dialogue was about the role of music for the city of Cali, the "capital of salsa". This time we didn't visit places, but rather people who make the city what it is. We talked to music students, musicians, and salsa experts about the representation of music in telenovelas and series. We explored why salsa was so important for the Cali Cartel and how power structures strengthened the music. This included the third season of Narcos, Escobar - El Patrón del Mal, En la Boca del Lobo and El Cartel de los Sapos: El origen. For example, the salsa singer Yuri Buenaventura partially did the score for the Colombian telenovela Escobar - El Patrón del Mal. This shows a direct connection between music and telenovelas and series.

The travel of dialogue is part of GUMELAB's transfer measures to strengthen the exchange between science and society.

Insights into travel of dialogue in Cali can be seen here.