Edgar Betelu, December 3, 2025
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Title
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Edgar Betelu, December 3, 2025
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interviewee
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Edgar Betelu
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interviewer
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Ruby Pastrana
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Date
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2025-12-3
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Subject
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Art
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Community
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Fieldwork
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Funding
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Folklore
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Immigration
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New York City, New York
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Programming
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World Music
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Description
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Edgar Betelu is the senior folklorist at New York Folklore (NYF). Originally from Argentina, Mr. Betelu moved to New York City in the 1980’s and attended CUNY, the City University of New York, earning a degree in sociology. Throughout his 30+ year career, Mr. Betelu has worked in public programming, outreach, and music production.
At New York Folklore, Mr. Betelu and the team work to connect and educate the state of New York to folk art. NYF provides traditional artists and organizations with funding and networks needed to share heritage to a larger New York State audience. The work of NYF is especially important today as artists and organizations struggle with limited resources. They strengthen their community by supporting diversity and helping the public stay connected to their heritage.
I interviewed Mr. Betelu at the Electric City Barn in Schenectady, New York, an art center a few minutes down the road from the NYF offices. NYF often collaborates with Electric City Barn, holding programs, workshops, and art shows for the people and artists of the Schenectady/Albany area. Through his work, Mr. Betelu has helped to document, support, and revitalize folk art in the state of New York.
Due to nerves, Mr. Betelu and I often give false starts or change a thought in the middle of a sentence. I chose to remove these false starts and edit sentences to correctly display what either Mr. Betelu or I were trying to convey.
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Time Summary
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Track 2, 15:30 Pride in work
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Creator
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Ruby Pastrana
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Publisher
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Cooperstown Graduate Association
Cooperstown, NY
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Rights
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Cooperstown Graduate Association
Cooperstown, NY
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Language
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En-US
