NeoSon is an artistic movement developed in
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
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Mexico, by a group of local artists,
Josué Pérez being its main exponent. The movement was started in the early 1990s after a two-year tour by Pérez and Carlos "Charly" Garcia (one of the best
multi-instrumentalists in the country) through 13 countries in
Latin America, especially
Brazil. The genesis was prompted by Pérez's perception of the lack of artistic innovation in Mexico experienced from the 1960s on. Although
Mexican art has always had plenty of creative minds and people interested in its promotion, a considerable gap separated the country's artistic scene from those of other countries such as Brazil and
Argentina. This separation was particularly felt after the concert of
Avándaro (regarded as the Mexican
Woodstock) in 1971, after which rock music in the country was object of
repressions by the government, the
media and the conservative part of Mexican society, until approximately 1984. The repression caused a collapse in the young musicians' (and artists in general) creative and social objectives.
NeoSon Manifesto
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See also
*Josué & Trópico Suemba
Trópico Suemba is a musical project created by Josué whose collaborators include several members of Mexico's most talented songwriters and performerIt is one of the chief exponents of the emerging movement NeoSon.
Josué
Josué Ignacio Pére ...
References
External links
NeoSon - The Possibility of Diversity
- official website
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Avant-garde art
Art movements
Arts in Mexico