Musica De Venezuela - The Archive of Oswaldo Lares 1972-81 - LP Escaping author of Parallel Hells

author of Parallel Hells

With fearless prose and lyrical precision

the venerable institution has unearthed countless treasures from its over three-decade old history

These visual notes

Afterword by Sarah Shin

Musica De Venezuela - The Archive of Oswaldo Lares 1972-81 - LP Escaping author of Parallel Hells"After a concert of Kenyan singer Ogoya Nengo in Berlin in 2015 in a pleasant conversation Guillermo Lares told me about his father, Oswaldo Lares, a studied architect who, parallel with his professional activity, began to make field recordings of the traditional and indigenous Venezuelan music from the early 1960s onwards up until today. His search and fascination for finding the musical roots of his country led Oswaldo Lares to visit the rural