
25/07/2025
In “Reconsidering Tapes” Mariano Rosales recounts his travels in the Andes as he confronts the challenge of determining the fate of an ethnographic sound archive he inherited. Alongside Adrián Sallo and Wilwer Vilca, Mariano they discuss ways in which these archives could return to the communities they document.
Mariano Rosales is an Argentinian musician, wind engineer and sound artist with a Master’s in Sound Studies. His work explores sound, computer music, and public space. Originally from Buenos Aires, he has performed experimental music and spent eight years in Cusco teaching and studying Andean sound practices.
Adrián Sallo Sallo is an intercultural teacher and community leader from the Fortaleza Community in Cusco, Peru. He teaches at Asociación Pukllasunchis, sharing Quechua agricultural knowledge with youth.
Wilwer Vilca is an expert in intercultural public policy and socio-environmental communication. He holds a Master’s in Human Rights and a degree in Social Communication. Vilca is also a musician with Ayarachis de Antalla, Palca, Peru