Canto general que une Grecia y Chile. Conexiones musicales y co-producción de saberes políticos en el Tercer Mundo (años 1960-1970)

Abstract

This article focuses on Mikis Theodorakis’s musicalization of Pablo Neruda’s Canto general, examining its trajectory and impact. A symbol of global solidarity with Chile since 1973, Theodorakis’s Canto general was initially intented to express solidarity with the resistance to the Greek junta (1967-1974). Here, Theodorakis’s Canto general is a vantage point to rethink political and cultural transfers during the Global Cold War, nuancing the often-unidirectional narrative on European solidarity toward Latin America. The political and cultural transfers analyzed here are horizontal and they involve actors with similar approaches to militant art and a common quest for both political and social democracy.