Write an essay about the role that music has had as a political tool for dissent and struggle in a specific historical event. Use the texts seen in class, or others contributed by you, to argue your perspective. The text will have to answer the following questions:
Contextualize the event, mentioning which are the main forces in conflict, and what are their main policies and / or demands.
Describe the “musical actor”: a musical movement composed of local artists, pop songs that become hymns, a reappropriated musical style, songs that acquired a different meaning in a specific context…
Explain the role of music in that conflict, and what were the essential tensions between the political and the cultural.