Salsa & El Salvador
For José Barrera, his love of Salsa is more than just a personal taste: it helps distinguish him as a Salvadoran-Canadian from the various other communities he's met in Canada. Barrera’s life story and experiences with preserving and adapting traditional Salvadoran foods offer a window into the complex issues of migrant communities in finding their place in Manitoba’s mosaic through food and other parts of their culture.
EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
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EPISODE CREDITS
Written and narrated by Jackson Wayne Anderson
Interview participant: José Barrera
Produced by Kent Davies
Episode image by Kimberley Moore
Theme music by Robert Kenning
INTERVIEWS
José Barerra, interviewed by Jackson Wayne Anderson, December 11, 2017 in Winnipeg, MB. Digital audio recording. Manitoba Food History Project, “Winnipeg Interviews," Oral History Centre Archive, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB.
MUSIC
Kevin MacLeod – "Quasi Motion"
TAKANAKUY – Beber, Una copla me han cantando, Lugar, Dolor patriarcal
Maria Pien - "Aloe"
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