Entre loops y embrujos: «Paraguaya» de Juana Molina, una propuesta de análisis multimodal
This paper proposes a multimodal analysis of the song «Paraguaya» by Juana Molina (2017), seen as a «process» and as a «textual cluster» (González, 2021). The starting point is the approach to the album Halo, delimiting its musical characteristics and general themes. A semantic analysis of the lyric...
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This paper proposes a multimodal analysis of the song «Paraguaya» by Juana Molina (2017), seen as a «process» and as a «textual cluster» (González, 2021). The starting point is the approach to the album Halo, delimiting its musical characteristics and general themes. A semantic analysis of the lyrics of Paraguaya is carried out, linking it to the ritual practice of the littoral payé and the album cover design. The ironic aspect is also addressed, identifying it as a recurrent intertextual element in Molina's work. The melodic–rhythmic loop present in the accompaniment is analyzed as well, establishing links between the meaning of the text and the repetitive construction of certain kinds of ritual music.
Taking as a reference the conceptions of Frith (2014) and Hoppin (2000) around rhetoric and the process of musicalization of words, the melody of «Paraguaya» is analyzed focusing on the use of the recitative as a tool to emphasize the ceremonial character of the lyrics. Then, some aspects of the official video clip are approached, paying attention to the relationship between image and sound in the process of construction of meaning. Finally, a comparative analysis is proposed between the original version and «Paraguaya Punk», made by Molina herself (2019), taking into account its formal, instrumental, melodic and textual particularities, as well as its relationship with the «punk» genre.
In synthesis, the work is constituted as the proposal of a possible way of listening and construction of meaning of the song, understanding that this process implies the interrelation of multiple factors, many of them exceeding the strictly sonorous or musical. It is also a first analytical approach to the work of Juana Molina, which until now has not been addressed as an object of musicological study.
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I26-R133-article-151482025-12-18T19:52:15Z Entre loops y embrujos: «Paraguaya» de Juana Molina, una propuesta de análisis multimodal Between loops and spells: «Paraguaya» by Juana Molina, a multimodal analysis proposal Colman, Tiago Juana Molina Paraguaya Multimodal analysis Juana Molina Paraguaya Análisis multimodal This paper proposes a multimodal analysis of the song «Paraguaya» by Juana Molina (2017), seen as a «process» and as a «textual cluster» (González, 2021). The starting point is the approach to the album Halo, delimiting its musical characteristics and general themes. A semantic analysis of the lyrics of Paraguaya is carried out, linking it to the ritual practice of the littoral payé and the album cover design. The ironic aspect is also addressed, identifying it as a recurrent intertextual element in Molina's work. The melodic–rhythmic loop present in the accompaniment is analyzed as well, establishing links between the meaning of the text and the repetitive construction of certain kinds of ritual music. Taking as a reference the conceptions of Frith (2014) and Hoppin (2000) around rhetoric and the process of musicalization of words, the melody of «Paraguaya» is analyzed focusing on the use of the recitative as a tool to emphasize the ceremonial character of the lyrics. Then, some aspects of the official video clip are approached, paying attention to the relationship between image and sound in the process of construction of meaning. Finally, a comparative analysis is proposed between the original version and «Paraguaya Punk», made by Molina herself (2019), taking into account its formal, instrumental, melodic and textual particularities, as well as its relationship with the «punk» genre. In synthesis, the work is constituted as the proposal of a possible way of listening and construction of meaning of the song, understanding that this process implies the interrelation of multiple factors, many of them exceeding the strictly sonorous or musical. It is also a first analytical approach to the work of Juana Molina, which until now has not been addressed as an object of musicological study. En este trabajo se propone un análisis multimodal de la canción «Paraguaya», de Juana Molina (2017), entendida como «proceso» y como «racimo textual» (González, 2013). Se parte del abordaje del álbum Halo delimitando sus características musicales y temáticas generales. Con respecto a la letra de «Paraguaya», se realiza un análisis semántico, vinculándola con la práctica ritual del payé litoraleño y el diseño de portada del álbum. Se aborda, a su vez, el carácter irónico identificándolo como elemento intertextual recurrente en la obra de Molina. Además, se analiza el loop melo–rítmico presente en el acompañamiento, estableciendo vínculos entre el sentido del texto y la construcción repetitiva presente en ciertas músicas rituales. Tomando como referencia las concepciones de Frith (2014) y Hoppin (2000) en torno a la retórica y al proceso de musicalización de la palabra, se analiza la melodía de «Paraguaya» haciendo foco en el uso del recitativo como herramienta para enfatizar el carácter ceremonial de la letra. Luego se abordan algunos aspectos del videoclip oficial, atendiendo a la relación entre imagen y sonido en el proceso de construcción de sentido. Finalmente, se propone un análisis comparativo entre la versión original y «Paraguaya Punk», realizada por la propia Molina (2019), atendiendo a sus particularidades formales, instrumentales, melódicas y textuales, así como su relación con el género «punk». En síntesis, el trabajo se constituye como la propuesta de un posible modo de escucha y de construcción de sentido de la canción, entendiendo que este proceso implica la interrelación de factores múltiples, muchos de ellos excedentes a lo estrictamente sonoro o musical. Se trata, asimismo, de un primer acercamiento analítico a la obra de Juana Molina, que hasta el momento no ha sido abordada en tanto objeto de estudio musicológico. Universidad Nacional del Litoral 2025-12-18 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/zip https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/15148 10.14409/rism.2025.27.e0098 Revista del ISM; Vol. 2 No. 27 (2025): Revista del Instituto Superior de Música; e0098 Revista del ISM; Vol. 2 Núm. 27 (2025): Revista del Instituto Superior de Música; e0098 2362-3322 1666-7603 10.14409/rism.2025.27 es https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/15148/20861 https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/15148/20862 Derechos de autor 2025 Tiago Colman https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |