Playing the Archive
Playing the Archive
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Ethnomusicologists Sydney Hutchinson and Hannah Judd dive into experimental archival research with interviews, radio plays, & more. Part of the Second World Music project (Humboldt University Berlin & Ethnological Museum).
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Explores topics such as the intersection of dance and socialism, the reconstruction of historical performance practices, and cross-cultural influences with episodes covering the Lipsi dance phenomenon and its sociopolitical context in East Germany.
Ethnomusicologist Sydney Hutchinson dives into experimental archival research with interviews, radio plays, & more. Part of the Second World Music project (Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung & Ethnological Museum Berlin).
Where do obsolete media go to die, and is there an afterlife for old tapes? In this Day of the Dead double feature, two sound artists explore lost sounds, spectral voices, trashed tapes, and anarchist sound editing, bringing research in sound studies together with experimental sound art. Join Nicolás Rey, Rita Santos, and me in the great beyond with some sonic (ghost) stories.
Part I features Nicolás Rey and begins at 1:05.
Listen to Nicolás Rey on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PfdFzTqaz0aKCCZKrJCl9
Part II features Rita Santos and begins at 26:33.
Hear Rita Santos’ new album here:
https://ritasantos.bandcamp.com/album/a-harmonia-parece-imensa-porque-as-coisas-n-o-t-m-boca-para-pregar
In Playing the Archive, ethnomusicologist Sydney Hutchinson and friends dive into experimental archival research with interviews, radio plays, & more. This podcast is a part of the Second World Music project. To learn more, visit http://secondworldmusic.wordpress.com.
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