In Sonic Entanglements Podcast 2.5, Gardika Gigih speaks with Roan May and Grace Buenaventura from the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology. They discuss cultural bearer residencies, community archives, and how communities take the lead in preserving and valuing their own cultural memory. With Datu Waway Saway from Talaandig…
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…
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…
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…
The Sonic Entanglements Podcast is back! The second season is hosted and produced by Gardika Gigih, a music composer and researcher from Indonesia. Entitled “Dari Akar ke Mekar,” Indonesian for “From roots to blossoms,” the series traces how field recordings of Philippine traditional music cultures inspire new works by Filipino…