Out now, “Dari Akar ke Mekar” Season 2 Episode 4 of Sonic Entanglements Podcast. In this episode, Gardika Gigih speaks with Grace Buenaventura and James JD Gasmen from UPCE—two stewards of this vast collection of over 3,700 traditional and contemporary instruments from across the Philippines and beyond. More than just historical artifacts, these instruments are… Continue reading
Notes and Reflections from Archival Listening Session and Brainstorm | 2025.05.09 Counting is never innocent. So many of the archival recordings begin with numbers. Prisoners reciting digits, voices keeping time like living metronomes. What appears as a simple exercise is in fact calibration: pulling the speaker into the grid of… Continue reading
In this episode, Gardika Gigih Pradipta speaks with Verne De la Pena, ethnomusicologist, composer, and former director of the UP Center for Ethnomusicology. The conversation centers on de la Peña’s collaborative composition Si Siwan Si Siwan, a music theatre piece inspired by Filipino folklore and performed through a dynamic interplay… Continue reading
Please join us in listening: On May 2, 2025 @ 14:00 – 18:30, Oscillation Festival will host a discourse program w David Toop, Nele Moller, meLê yamomo, Claire Wiliams, Jana Winderen. Moderated by Stoffel Debuysere. Venue: BIS Chaussee de Zellik 651 Zeliksesteenweg, 65 1082 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Program:14:30 David Toop: Haunted Weather15:00… Continue reading
Sonic Entanglements podcast S2E2. The second season of Sonic Entanglements entitled “Dari Akar ke Mekar,” (Indonesian for “From roots to blossoms”) is hosted and produced by Gardika Gigih. In this four-part series, Gardika traces how field recordings of Philippine traditional music cultures inspire new works by Filipino contemporary composers. This… Continue reading