Assignment Task:
Article: Latin Americanism in the Music of Rubén Blades By Juan Pimentel-Otero
1. What, according to the article, is Latin Americanism? Describe its origin and development. Please be as thorough as possible in your response.
2. How does the music of Ruben Blades, particularly the songs analyzed in the article, align with Latin Americanism? How is his music representative of such a philosophy? Please provide specific details from the article.