Decolonizing Southeast Asian Sound Archives and the University of Amsterdam-Decolonial Dialogues present Interferences: Liminalities of Failures Interferences: Liminalities of Failures tune in to the colonial histories of radio and the decolonial possibilities of listening. Elizabeth Enriquez (University of the Philippines) will open the program with the keynote lecture Appropriation and… Continue reading
Come to the Haus der Kulturen der Welt – Haunani-Kay Trask Hall this Sunday (October 22, 2023) at 5:00pm for a sound performance that listens to the interferences of radio history and colonialism. By sampling recordings of historical radio broadcasts and composing them together with interviews, electronic music, live gamelan… Continue reading
EIGENSCHWINGUNGEN – FORCES OF OVERTONES returns onstage next week (18 and 19 October) at Ballhaus Naunynstrasse. Join us in Listening! Eigenschwingungen – Forces of Overtones Lecture-Konzert von meLê yamomo & Eurico Ferreira Mathias Am Ballhaus Naunynstraße kommen an diesem Abend der Soundwissenschaftler und Komponist meLê yamomo und der Cellist Eurico… Continue reading
Anna Bowen and I met virtually during the pandemic. She was writing the essay series Complicating Care. During our several Zoom conversations last year, I was reminded of the close relationship between the role of curating and caring. Both words are etymologically rooted in the Latin ‘curare’ = to arrange/see/attend… Continue reading
The composer as commentator, director, performer and researcher. Various disciplines come together in the work of the Filipino-Dutch composer meLê yamomo. Work that has a powerful current value, in which yamomo responds to personal subjects such as colonialism. meLê yamomo is the fourth winner of the biennial Open Ear composer… Continue reading