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Thomas Burkhalter

By Norient on May 1, 2013

Dr. Thomas Burkhalter [*1973], an ethnomusicologist, music journalist and cultural producer from Bern (Switzerland), runs the research project «Global Niches – Music in a transnational World» at the Zurich University of the Arts. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of norient – Network for Local and Global Sounds and Media Culture. He produced and tours with the audio-visual performances «Sonic Traces: From the Arab World», «Sonic Traces: From Switzerland» and co-directed the documentary film «Buy More Incense» (2002) about Indian and Pakistani musicians of second and third generation in the UK.

His dissertation «Creating Sense out of Chaos: New Sounds from Beirut« researched empirically experimental and popular music in Lebanon (University of Bern and Oldenburg, 2009). His book «Local Music Scenes and Globalization: Transnational Platforms in Beirut» is going to be published by Routledge in 2013. Burkhalter wrote academic and journalistic articles and produced radio features on music, culture and politics in Beirut, Istanbul, Cairo, Bamako, Duschanbe, Belgrade and other cities for academic journals, books, Swiss and German newspapers, magazines and radio stations (e.g. Popular Music and Society, New Zurich Newspaper, Swiss National Radio DRS2, Die Zeit, SWR2).

As a curator and concert organiser (e.g. norient Musikfilm Festival), curator of CD-Compilations (e.g. «Golden Beirut: New Sounds from Lebanon», Outhere Records), cultural funder (music committee of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland (since 2010), committee of ArtLink, and board of trustees of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, 2002-2010), and tour agent (Bhangra band DCS, 2002-2004), he is trying to gain more and more knowledge about the processes of musical practise and distribution in today’s globalized, digitalized and urbanized world.

Link: Posts by Thomas Burkhalter on norient.com.

Books

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2013. Local Music Scenes and Globalization – Transnational Platforms in Beirut. New York: Routledge.

Burkhalter, Thomas und Theresa Beyer (Hrsg.). 2012. Out of the Absurdity of Life – Globale Musik. Solothurn: Traversion

Articles (Selection)

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2011. „Between Art for Art’s Sake, and Musical Protest. How Musicians from Beirut react to War and Conflict.“ In. Popular Music and Society. February 2011, Vol 34, No.1. p 55-78.

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2011. Digitalisierung und Musik: Fokus Arabische Welt. In: Dominik Landwehr, Veronika Sellier: Kultur digital: Begriffe, Hintergründe, Beispiele. Merian Verlag.

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2011. Avantgarde Musik in Beirut: Weg vom Lokalkolorit! Oder doch nicht?. In: Alenka Barber-Kersovan, Harald Huber, Alfred Smudits (Hrsg.): West Meets East. Musik im interkulturellen Dialog. Schriftenreihe “Musik und Gesellschaft” Band 29. Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2011

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2011. Playing music saved us from going nuts’ – The Role of Childhood Trauma in the Sound Works of Beiruti Artists of the Lebanese War Generation. In Fred Maus (ed.) Essais on Trauma and Music. (Wesleyan University Press) ( in Produktion)

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2011. Im Rhythmus der Revolution – Politik und Musik in der Arabischen Welt. In der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung. 23.3.2011 – und auf norient.com.

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2010. Frauenrollen und Popmusik in der arabischen Welt: Von unantastbaren Starsängerinnen, Models in Unterwäsche und selbstbewussten Musikerinnen, in: Dietrich Helms, Thomas Phleps (Hrsg), Thema Nr. 1: Sex und Populäre Musik, Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, Beiträge zur Popularmusikforschung Band 37, 2010, S. 189-200

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2010. Weltmusik 2.0: Musikalische Positionen zwischen Spass- und Protestkultur. In: Dissonance 112. 2010

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2010. World Music 2.0: Between fun and protest culture. In: Near East Quarterly Issue II, November 2010

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2010. The Aesthetical Approaches of «Avantgarde» Sound-Artists in Beirut. Bahithat (Lebanese Association of Women Researchers) Vol. 14. März 2010

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2010. “Tarek Atoui – or: Reflections on the New Musical Avant-Gardes of the 21. Century”. In Indicated by Signs. Bonner Kunstverein, Goethe Institute Kairo.

Radio Emissions (Selection)

Burkhalter, Thomas 2011. Musik und Religion (2/2): Islamische Musik in Kairo. Schweizer Radio DRS2. 4.11.2011.

Burkhalter, Thomas 2011. Musik und Religion (1/2): Christliche Musik in Beirut und Kairo. Schweizer Radio DRS2. 28.10.2011.

Burkhalter, Thomas 2011. Klangspuren der arabischen Welt. Schweizer Radio DRS. 26.10.2011.

Burkhalter, Thomas 2011. Murray Schafer – Soundscape Aktivismus und Komposition. Schweizer Radio DRS2. 23.3.2011.

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2011. Musik in der Schweiz. Mal anders. Schweizer Radio DRS2. 25.2.2011

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2010. «Soundscape Forschung: Interkulturell» Schweizer Radio DRS2. 17.9.2010

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2010. «Über Geräusche die Welt deuten: Eine Soundscape Konferenz in Koli». Bayerischer Rundfunk. 5.9.2010

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2010. «Des Teufels Amboss: Psychedelische Musik in der Arabischen Welt». SWR2, 29.7.2010.

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2010. «Mixtape Südafrika». SWR2. 11.6.2010

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2009. «Wir sind keine Satanisten: Metal in Libanon» SWR2 Dschungel. 14.9.2009.

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2007. Neue Musik von den Rändern der Welt. Schweizer Radio DRS2 15.6.2007 (Zweitaustrahlung 24.8.2007)

Burkhalter, Thomas. 2007. Zwischentöne aus Mali: Griotmusik im Weltmusikmarkt. Schweizer Radio DRS 2 (13.4.2007) Hessischer Rundfunk (7.4.2007) SWR2 (15.10.2007)

CV

Download CV from Thomas Burkhalter (December 2012)

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