Overview

• Búho Negro Bar in Quitilipi, Chaco, canceled Pettinato’s planned Sumo x Pettinato concert and is issuing refunds after community protests over his comments on folklore.
• On August 6, Pettinato posted an Instagram statement clarifying he was ashamed of his own lack of folk knowledge and vowed to learn Argentine folklore on the saxophone.
• Governor Gustavo Sáenz publicly defended folk traditions as a vital component of national identity in response to Pettinato’s disparaging remarks.
• Esteemed folk artists such as Chaqueño Palavecino criticized Pettinato for offending Argentina’s cultural heritage and urged greater respect for regional music.
• The episode underscores simmering tensions between media figures and cultural communities over the value and dignity of Argentine folklore.