Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, a Venezuelan music and culture specialist, discusses the rich history of protest music in Venezuela. She highlights how the genre reflects political strife, from the 1990s inequality songs to the optimism during Chávez's rise. The conversation includes the emergence of underground rap in response to censorship and the current musical responses to the humanitarian crises under Maduro. Isabella also touches on the diaspora's influence through artists like Danny Ocean and how music serves as a powerful tool for processing repression and advocating change.