Finding Your Voice

 Today I listened to the story about Doris Anahi Munoz on Latino USA and her music career that started from watching concerts, to performing in them. I learned about Munoz's love for music and her dedication by going to all the concerts. I also had no idea that she grew up in California and made a great career in music. I really liked her being able to tell her story with it as seen here, "My first dream I remembered as a kid was I wanted a career in music" (Latino 1:30-1:35). She has always wanted to be a part of the music industry and she finally got to pursue it. There wasn't too much I didn't like as it was very well put together.

Doris Anahi Munoz

In the article, "Boundaries and Borders in the Study of Music in Latin America," author Gerard Behague talks about the history of Latin America music and its influence on the people over time. Munoz had gone through multiple changes as an artist in her time to becoming an artist just like the article talks about. As seen here, "Over the last three decades, the musical expressions of the most traditional cultures of South America have gone through drastic changes" (Behague 5). There has been a drastic change in musical styles over time that Munoz has gone through in becoming an artist. The music she listened to as a kid is probably not under the same style as her performing.

Doris Anahi Munoz During her Performance

I really enjoyed the story of Munoz and her journey to becoming a musical star. She has gone through a lot as a kid to finally becoming someone who can perform with some of the greater artists of her generation. As seen here, "My actual debut was in this theater in front of a whole large crowd of people" (Latino 21:54-21:59). She had finally made it as an artist when she saw the big crowd in front of her and she felt like she was moving an audience. In the article it shows here, "Many performers focus more on their 'native' performances to appeal to that crowd" (Behague 11). Munoz is known for her performances to appeal to the native crowd and draws a good audience for it.

Works Cited

BEHAGUE, G. “Boundaries and Borders in the Study of Music in Latin America: A Conceptual Re-Mapping.” Latin American Music Review, vol. 21, no. 1, University of Texas Press, 2000, pp. 16–30, https://doi.org/10.2307/780411.

Doris Anahi Munoz Chooses Herself. (2022). Latino USA. Retrieved from https://www.latinousa.org/2022/04/26/dorismunoz/.