The Eloquence of Noise: The Cacerolazo in Columbia Since 2019

A group of people in Columbia stand in a line on a ledge, holding pots and pans during a 2019 Cacerolazo, facing a large crowd outside a grand, columned building at night.

Alumni Fellow and musicologist Juan Fernando Velásquez explores the Columbian cacerolazo to offer a global perspective on the ways that noise has become an eloquent means of expression to public outcry and unrest before, after, and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read his perspective on Musicology Now.