Michael Karlis
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro speaks at an occasion in San Antonio.
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a San Antonio Democrat, is once more in search of options of songs and albums by Latinx artists which can be worthy of being inducted into the Library of Congress’ Nationwide Recording Registry.
Since 2000, the Library of Congress has been on a mission to protect recordings with cultural, historic or aesthetic significance to U.S. life. However although Latinx individuals account for 1 / 4 of the nation’s inhabitants, fewer than 5% of recordings presently within the library’s Nationwide Recording Registry are by Latinx artists.
“From the earliest days of recorded sound, Latino musicians have made unbelievable contributions to the soundtrack of American life,” Castro mentioned in an announcement. “My annual Nationwide Recording Registry nominations record is greater than a playlist — it’s a love letter to the musical tradition that has introduced pleasure to tens of millions of individuals over the generations.”
These concerned with submitting options can achieve this by way of an on-line hyperlink. For songs and albums to qualify, submissions should be at the least 10 years previous, and so they should be submitted earlier than midnight Aug. 22 to be thought-about.
4 of Castro’s submissions have been inducted into the Nationwide Recording Registry since 2022, together with Juan Gabriel’s “Amore Eterno,” Hector Lavoe’s “El Cantante,” Irene Cara’s “Flashdance… what a Feeling.”
Final yr, Daddy Yankee’s 2004 hit “Gasolina” — one other Castro submission — made historical past as the primary Reggaeton track to be preserved within the Library of Congress.
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