Podcast 16 | Alejandro Carbajal

The guest is Uruguayan musician Alejandro Carbajal. Through an engaging conversation, Alejandro recounts his experience as a migrant in the Netherlands, a country he arrived in during the 1980s [01:02]. The dialogue delves into the dualities of his personal history, marked by both economic motivations and the political exile of his father, a renowned protest singer [03:50], [04:33]. Alejandro reflects on the challenges of adapting to a new culture, the importance of keeping Latin American roots alive, and the complexity of building one's own identity far from home [07:19], [08:11]. He also discusses his professional trajectory, his father's influence on his artistic career, and his perspective on the migrant experience, which he defines as an essentially human and transformative experience [17:57], [24:45], [31:38].