Article
‘De El Costumbre al Rock’: Rock Indígena and Being Indigenous in 21st Century Mexico
Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies
(2014)
Abstract
This article centers on the music production of Hamac Caziim (Punk-Rock Comcáac) and Sak Tzevul (Rock Tzotzil), and how their music forms part of a larger project that re-conceptualizes what it means to be indigenous in México in the 21st century. Utilizing online archival research and interviews with the members of Hamac Caziim and government officials, notions of what it means to be a young indigenous person in the 21st century in México are explored. With Hamac Caziim and Sak Tzevul as prime examples, this article delineates the ways in which contemporary indigenous musical production has been theorized in México as well as in other parts of the world with regards to indigenous rock. Ideas of indigenous cosmopolitanism and indigenous modernity are discussed as a way to understand current conceptualization of indigeneity in the 21st century. The idea of customization may provide an alternative view on current performances of indigenous identity.
Keywords
- México,
- indigenous identity,
- youth culture,
- indigenous rock music,
- customizing indigeneity
Disciplines
Publication Date
2014
DOI
10.1080/17442222.2014.959778
Citation Information
Mintzi A Martinez-Rivera. "‘De El Costumbre al Rock’: Rock Indígena and Being Indigenous in 21st Century Mexico" Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies Vol. 9 Iss. 3 (2014) p. 272 - 292 ISSN: 1744-2222 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mintzi-martinez-rivera/1/