I am a Tenured Researcher at the Institute of Heritage Sciences (INCIPIT-CSIC), specializing in the anthropology of music and sound. My research trajectory spans multiple countries and institutions, including extensive postdoctoral work at NOVA University Lisbon and Queen’s University Belfast.
I joined INCIPIT in 2020 as a Ramón y Cajal senior postdoctoral researcher before securing my position as Tenured Scientist. I earned my PhD in Anthropology from the University of Barcelona in 2008, following predoctoral training as an FPU fellow at the Institució Milà i Fontanals (CSIC).
My research has evolved from examining music and identity in migratory contexts to analyzing sound and musical cultures in urban environments, with particular attention to music’s role in urban revitalization and tourism’s impact on city soundscapes. Currently, my work focuses on two intersecting areas: heritage, conflict, and participatory practices; and the material dimensions of festive celebrations and their influence on Galicia’s rururban cultural landscape.
From 2018 to 2022, I directed Sounds of Tourism, a project funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia examining tourism’s impact on Lisbon’s soundscapes. I currently serve as Principal Investigator for two projects: HabitPAT (2021-2025), funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, which examines contradictions in intangible heritage safeguarding policies; and PALCOS (2022-2025), funded by the Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN), exploring the relationship between material culture and festivities in rururban Galicia.
My publications include a monograph, two edited volumes, and articles in leading international journals. I have presented research at major conferences and delivered seminars at institutions across Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Beyond research, I have served in leadership roles within the Spanish Society for Ethnomusicology (2006-2016) and, since October 2024, as president of the Galician Anthropology Association (AGANTRO). I am a member of international scientific societies, supervise doctoral and master’s candidates, and serve as scientific coordinator of XEITO, INCIPIT’s Ethnographic Creation Laboratory.