How has the perception of Latin American music changed in Europe in recent years?
A great deal, I believe. Apart from our work at LACCS, the contribution of performers and composers, today there is a new generation of talent and new cultural movements are appearing with the aim of extracting the best of each country in order to diffuse it abroad. LACCS has been the pioneering organisation – if not the only one – which has systematically encouraged the importing of our cultural values into Europe. I think that today conditions are far more favourable than in past decades, with the development of electronic communications, television, cable, etc., which have allowed our culture to become better known around the world. For you, what is music? Music is an important creative and recreational expression of every country’s national culture. In the case of Latin America, it is important for our musical identity to be recognised, to export it and teach it in educational institutions and encourage knowledge about it through musical activities such as recitals and concerts. I
