Justicia y Musica (Music & Justice) Summary

The Indigenous folk music from Otavalo has served as a political tool for the Indigenous people. Through their travels they have branched out on an international level, gaining respect and recognition for their music and the preservation of their Inca tradition. Although globalization has had many negative effects on Indigenous people, it has created job opportunities and provided international networking. “Globalization creates new institutional links across borders, such as international organizations, integrated markets and transnational social movement networks that cut across levels of analysis. Many Indigenous musicians from Otavalo and nearby communities have, through their music, had the opportunity to travel nationally and internationally. Marginalized Latin American Indians, who are excluded from national power, can exercise global influence when they project meaning across borders, contesting and reconstructing the character of international forces.

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