Education & Professional History
The University of Texas at Austin, MMusA; PhD
Sarah Lahasky is an ethnomusicologist whose research interests include Latin American music, women and gender studies, and labor studies. Her current project considers women’s musical work in Argentina’s popular and folk music industries. As a tango bassist, Sarah regularly performs with the Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet and Kingfield Orquesta Típica in Minneapolis, as well as the all-women, Toronto-based ensemble Solidaridad Tango. She is also the current editor for the International Society of Bassist’s peer-reviewed journal, Online Journal of Bass Research.
At Carleton since 2025.
Highlights & Recent Activity
Recent Publications
“Playing for Free to Get Paid: Activism Work as (Ineffective) Entrepreneurial Strategy in Mendoza’s Music Scene.” Ethnomusicology Forum, Forthcoming 2025.
Recent Recordings
Solidaridad Tango. On the TCC with Troilo. Produced by Ignacio Varchausky. Buenos Aires, AR: Dr. F Studios, Forthcoming 2026.
Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet. Dead Stars. Produced by Charles Gorczynski. Minneapolis, MN: Wild Sound Recording Studio, 2025. Streaming.
