Rodrigo Sarmiento Herencia

Rodrigo Sarmiento Herencia (Peru, 1983) is a researcher and musician specializing in early twentieth-century popular music in the Americas. A PhD candidate in ethnomusicology at UNAM (Mexico), his work explores transnational repertoires, historiography, and the relationship between musical practice and research.

The Jazz Age Beyond New Orleans: Rediscovering Carlos A. Saco

Rodrigo Sarmiento Herencia June 1, 2026

Not much has been written about Carlos Alberto Saco Herrera—but a century ago, his music was everywhere in Lima. The scarcity of sustained scholarship is

June 2026