By Andrea Milluzzi on May 20, 2013
By Andrea Milluzzi on 20 May 2013 in
STORIES
Fünf junge Männer, ein Ghettoblaster und eine Leidenschaft für Breakdance. Eine Tänzer-Crew aus Bagdad erzählt vom HipHop, der Liebe zu Michael Jackson und dem Alltag in einer Stadt, in der junge Leute versuchen, Orte für sich zu erkämpfen.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 50 Cent, Badad, Breakdance, Dohuk, Eminem, Hip Hop, Irak, Iraq, Michael Jackson, Power Group, Sheraton, Tupac Shakur |
By Norient on May 16, 2013
By Norient on 16 May 2013 in
BLOG
The two day festival “Lusotronics“ in Berlin celebrates the digital, urban music lifestyles of the four main countries of the Portugese speaking world: Angola, Brasil, Mozambique and Portugal. Not to be missed!
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Angola, baile funk, Batida, Belém, Bonde Do Rolê, Brazil, Cibelle, Dama Do Bling, Daniel Haaksman, DJ Comrade, DJ Marfox, Edu K, Funana, Gretchen, João Brasil, ku house, kuduro, Lisbon, Man Recordings, Maputo, Portugal, Rio de Janeiro, Tecno Brega, Throes & The Shine, Titica |
By Theresa Beyer on May 14, 2013
By Theresa Beyer on 14 May 2013 in
BLOG
In der Gemeinde Entlebuch im Kanton Luzern wird Volksmusik in zahlreichen Musikvereinen und in 17 Jodelklubs gepflegt. Einer davon ist der 1932 gegründete Jodelklub Schüpfheim, der seit 1984 von Bernadette Roos-Stadelmann dirigiert wird.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Äschlismatter Jodlerterzett, Bernadette Roos-Stadelmann, Eidgenössischer Jodlerverband, Entlebuch, Jodel, Jodelklub Schüpfheim, Robert Fellmann, Schüpfheim, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, UNESCO, Volksmusik, Zentralschweizerischer Jodlerverband |
By Norient on May 13, 2013
By Norient on 13 May 2013 in
EVENTS
Sonic Traces Radio Show – ab dem 3. September 2012, alle vier Wochen, Montags um 21 Uhr auf Radio Bern RaBe. Nächste Sendung 10. Juni 2013.
Posted in EVENTS | Tagged Avant-Garde, Black Metal, Elina Duni, Louis Schornoz, Neue Volksmusik, Noise, Pierre Hecker, Radio RaBe, Sissy Bounce, Sonic Traces, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, Wildlife, World Music 2.0 |
By Frank Von Niederhäusern on May 8, 2013
By Frank Von Niederhäusern and Giulia Meier on 8 May 2013 in
BLOG
Hören statt schauen: Die Ausstellung «tü ta too» im Zürcher Landesmuseum präsentiert Klänge aus der Sammlung der Fonoteca Svizzera in Lugano – zu deren 25. Geburtstag. Ein Bericht in Bild und Ton.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Archiv, Erika Hebeisen, Fonoteca, Hörspiel, Immaterielles Kulturerbe, Landesmuseum, Nationalphonothek, Pio Pellizzari, Radio Bern RaBe, Schweiz, Schweizer Nationalphonothek, sound art, Soundscape, Subkutan, UNESCO, Zurich |
By Anna Raimondo on May 7, 2013
By Anna Raimondo on 7 May 2013 in
STORIES
Brandon LaBelle from Los Angeles is a sound artist, writer and theorist and known for his installations and intervention in public spaces. Anna Raimondo talked with him about his messages, the chances of sound and the listener’s perspective.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Adrian Piper, Adriana Cavarero, Berlin, Body Sound, Brandon LaBelle, Diary of a Stranger, Diary of an Imaginary Egyptian, Dirty Ear, Dirty Ear Forum, Edouard Glissant, Errant Bodies, Ken Ehrlich, Octavio Camargo, Oslo, Salome Voegelin, sound art, Soundscape, Transmediale |
By Norient on May 1, 2013
By Norient on 1 May 2013 in
EVENTS
Am Donnerstag 30. Mai findet im Rahmen des Programms Music and Politics an den Wiener Festwochen eine Spezialausgabe des Norient Musikfilm Festivals statt. Gezeigt werden unsere Lieblingsfilme aus vier Jahren.
Posted in EVENTS | Tagged Aaron Aites, Alessandro Negrini, Audrey Ewell, Black Metal, Coz of Moni, Emmanuel Owusu‐Bonsu, Ghana, Hip Hop, Irland, M3nsa, Mensa Ansah, Michael Spahr, Music and Politics, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Norwegen, Out of the Absurdity of Life. Globale Musik., Paradiso, Thomas Burkhalter, Until the Light Takes Us, Wanlov The Kubolor, Wiener Festwochen |
By David-Emil Wickström on April 29, 2013
By David-Emil Wickström on 29 April 2013 in
ACADEMIC
When drawing on music from far away places musicians have often focused on “otherness” and “difference”. The 3rd volume of the Norient Academic Online Journal (NAOJ) aims to explore these representations that have emerged in the 21st century.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged 3. Norient Academic Journal, call for articles, David-Emil Wickström, Jeroen De Kloet, Jesse Wheeler, Julio Mendivil, naoj v3, norient academic online journal, Oliver Seibt, Thomas Burkhalter |
By Norient on April 26, 2013
By Norient on 26 April 2013 in
VIDEO
Programming our annual Norient Music Film Festival we come along a great variety of documentary films – some you can watch for free online. We start sharing them in our new series «Digging Music Documentaries».
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 100% Galsen, Alemu Aga, Brazil, Cheikh Sene, David New, Digging Music Documentaries, Documentary Film, Konrad Dantas, Ostentation Funk, Renato Barreiros, Senegal, The Harp of King David, Tuki, Tuki Bass, Venezuela, Vincent Moon |
By Norient on April 19, 2013
By Norient on 19 April 2013 in
BLOG
Chicha Libre aus Brooklyn spielt die peruanische Cumbia mit den kalifornischen Surf-Gitarrensounds der 1970er Jahre. Eine Band für Retro-Fans.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 1970s, Barbès Records, Chicha, Chicha Libre, Cumbia, Latinamerica, Peru, Psychedelic Music, Retro, Retromania |
By Norient on April 16, 2013
By Norient on 16 April 2013 in
AUDIO
Enjoy our latest Swiss-Fondue-Fufu-Mix, and dive into podcasts and articles around music and musicians from Switzerland – from musicians with or without a Swiss passport.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Boris Previsic, Dieter Ringli, Elina Duni, Imperial Tiger Orchestra, Joke Lanz, Jonas Kocher, Joy Frempong, Kara Sylla Ka, Kate Wax, La Gale, Meduoteran, Müslüm, National Fanfare of Kadebostany, Oy, Patricia Bosshard, Praed, Reverend Beat-Man, Ruedi Häusermann, Simon Berz, Sonic Traces, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, Stini Arn, Superterz, Swiss Conspiracy, Swiss Music, Switzerland, The National Fanfare of Kadebostany, Tim & Puma Mimi, Wael Sami, Wildlife, Yang Jing |
By Christopher Kirkley on April 12, 2013
By Christopher Kirkley on 12 April 2013 in
BLOG
Mammane Sanni Abdoulaye played the possibly first synth organ in Niger and recorded his only album in 1978. Christopher Kirkley from Sahelsounds not only found one of the rare copies in an archive in Niamey, he also found Mammane himself.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Aftrica, arcade, archive, avantgarde, cfpm, Electronic, Mammane, mammane sani, Mammane Sanni Abdoulaye, niamey, niger, organ, Orlo, Sahel, synth, terryriley, tuareg |
By Tanya Traboulsi on April 9, 2013
By Tanya Traboulsi on 9 April 2013 in
BLOG
Photography from Irtijal 2013, our favorite festival for experimental music in the Middle East. Plus two comments by festival co-organizer and musician Sharif Sehnaoui.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Alexandre St-Onge, Alvise Seggi, Anthony Von Seck, Arab World, Balazs Pandi, Beirut, Dao, Dossier Arab World, Gert-Jan Prins, Irtijal Festival, Jim Quilty, Lebanon, Lukas Ligeti, Mazen Kerbaj, Miles, Omar Dewachi, Osman Arabi, Paed Conca, Piero Bittolo Bon, Rabih Beaini, Sam Shalabi, shalabi effect, Sharif Sehnaoui, Thomas Burkhalter, Tommaso Cappellato, Upperground Orchestra, Will Eizlini |
By Carl Melchers on April 5, 2013
By Carl Melchers on 5 April 2013 in
STORIES
Nashville, im US-Bundesstaat Tennessee, ist seit den fünfziger Jahren bekannt als »Music City, USA«. Ein Reisebericht und ein Versuch, das Phänomen des Country zu enträtseln.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Bluegrass, Brandon Giles, Country, Country Music Hall of Fame, Elvis, Grand Ole Opry, Hillbilly, Jonny Cash, Layla’s Bluegrass Inn, Loretta Lynn, Memphis, Nashville, Rock, Rock'n'Roll, Speed-Billy, Sun Records Company, Tennessee, Thompson, Willie Nelson. |
By Thomas Burkhalter on April 2, 2013
By Thomas Burkhalter on 2 April 2013 in
AUDIO
MP3-Blogger in den USA und Europa bieten alte Schallplatten und Kassetten aus Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika im Internet frei und franko zum Download an. Ein Podcast.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Awesome Tapes From Africa, Christopher Kirkley, Crackle & Pop, Excavated Shellac, Ghost Capital, Jonathan Ward, Kidal, Madtrotter-Treasure-Hunt, Marc Teare, monrakplengthai, MP3 blogs, Opika Pende, Sahelsounds, Snap |