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»Het Lichaam als Archief, Geluid als Erfgoed« Interview between meLê yamomo and Charlie Crooijmans

“The composer meLê yamomo will receive the Open Ear Award on November 2, which the Trillende Lucht Foundation awards to composers who “show a world of their own” in their work. The awards ceremony will take place during the November Music festival. With cellist Eurico Ferreira Mathias, yamomo presents his…

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Interferences: Liminalities of Failures | Decolonial Dialogues

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…

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»Interferences:Live« at Listening to the World in Haus der Kulturen der Welt

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…

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“Archival Silences” on the Sonic Interventions Podcast

Listening tip: The new season of Sonic Interventions engages with Asian (diasporic) perspectives. It opens with a conversation between Prof. Dr. Doris Kolesch, Dr. Layla Zami, and Emma Lo with artist-scholar Dr. meLê yamomo. In this first episode, they discuss sonic relationalities and archival practices. Learn more about his work,…

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