During CTM Festival 2025, the Resynthesising the Traditional Artistic Lab brings together eight artist fellows selected via open call to engage critically and in-depth with aesthetic, discursive, and technological approaches when connecting to musical and cultural heritage.

This Saturday, February 2, at Radialsystem-Berlin, artist and researcher meLê yamomo opens with a lecture-performance style conversation with Sri Margana, and Amabilita Sudarmanto, created with the artistic and production support of Jay Yamomo, Rafaga Svara, and Yiping Tian. Titled »Tumrap susilaning gěndhing winor laguning lělagon [redux]« the conversation asks if recorded voices, music, and sound cultures stored in museums and archives in Europe are just in exile, waiting for their return to their communities?

Following a short break, the fellows of the artistic lab Anna Jurkiewicz, Bela, Bilawa Respati, Marie Yevkiné Tirard, Medina Bazarğali, Nakul Krishnamurthy, Shoty Ndjoli, and trē seguritan abalos come together to present their various practices and some of the sounds, themes, prototyping, and ideating that took part during the lab. Hosts Susie Ibarra and Stas Shärifulla anchor the day with introductions, interjections, and invitations for audience reactions and discussion.

Come join us in listening. For more information see the Artistic Lab webpage.