Spirit of '74

spiritof74.bsky.social

21 October 2026 19:14

what stood out for me in "The Sounds of Aguante" is it's the first academic treating (at least that I've read) of the protests in Chile in 2019/2020 and the presence/role of the barras - who are regularly viewed as a/political agents in society more prone to organized crime than subversion

Spirit of '74

spiritof74.bsky.social

21 October 2026 19:14

2nd book of 2026 was "The Sounds of Aguante: Politics of Fandom in South American Football" by @luchondo.bsky.social really fun & theoretically dense exploration of barras in Chile & Argentina www.weslpress.org/978081950193...

MMaP Research Centre

mmap.bsky.social

01 August 2026 10:35

The World Cup may be over, but the research continues! Read about #MUNEthnomusicology assistant professor Dr. Luis Achondo's work on the intersection between sound and soccer in the MUN Gazette. gazette.mun.ca/research/sou...

MMaP Research Centre

mmap.bsky.social

01 August 2026 10:35

Congratulations to #MUNEthnomusicology assistant professor Dr. Luis Achondo, who is the co-recipient of the 2026 British Forum for Ethnomusicology Book prize for his monograph "The Sounds of Aguante: Politics of Fandom in South American Football!" bfe.org.uk/bfe-book-prize

Wesleyan University Press

weslpress.bsky.social

16 December 2025 12:00

Meet Luis Achondo, author of The Sounds of Aguante: Politics of Fandom in South American Football! Purchase his book now at weslpress.org! #luisachondo #thesoundsofaguante