LA INFORMALIDAD EN LAS ACTIVIDADES MUSICALES EN GUAYAQUIL

Abstract

This piece of research is about the lack of record companies in the city of Guayaquil, and how this situation has contributed to promote the informal work of local musicians. The project analyzes different causes of the problem, such as, the use of contracts, the lack of knowledge of the laws that protect musicians and the capacity to unite to organizations of collective development. In this research, interviews were used in order to obtain more descriptive answers to the problem. On reviewing results, coincidences appear among the opinions expressed by professionals of the music in the city, which opens possibilities for future research on this field. Beyond the conclusions of this work, throughout the investigation we can infer that local laws on music artists protection need to be enforced, because if we lose our own art we will also lose a great part of our identity which makes us unique and different from others.