By Thomas Burkhalter on May 3, 2013
By Thomas Burkhalter on 3 May 2013 in
VIDEO
Pictures, videos and tracks from a recent fieldtrip to Cairo – including Mahragan, Electronica, Sound Art, Egyptronica, Experimental Music …
Posted in VIDEO, XFEATURED | Tagged 100copies, Ahmed Basiony, Arab World, Bosaina, Cairo, Cairo Liberation Front, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Egypt, EKA3, Electro-sha‘bi, Hussein El-Sherbini, Islam Chipsy, Ismael Hosny, Maghragan, Mahmoud Refat, Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca, MC Amin, Middle East, Mohammed Antar, Nadia Mounier, Ola Saad, Quit Together, Sadat, sha'bi, Sherine Amr, Society for Arab Music Research, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Wetrobots, Yara Mekawei, Zuli |
By Neelika Jayawardane on April 23, 2013
By Neelika Jayawardane on 23 April 2013 in
STORIES
Hindu festival Holi has recently become popular outside of India, so in South Africa. But these huge open-airs haven’t anything to do with adopted traditions, but with selling escapism to privileged white youths.
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged Africa is a country, Cape Town, carnival, Christianity, critical theory, Durban, Hindu, Holi, India, Jersey Shorites, Johannesburg, Jozi, Krishna, Lata Mangeshkar, Mikhail Bakhtin, post-racial, Raj Kapoor, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Shiva, South Africa |
By Milena Krstic on March 26, 2013
By Milena Krstic and Norient on 26 March 2013 in
BLOG
Auf einer Reise durch Afrika hat die in Berlin lebende Schweizghanaerin Joy Frempong Tonextrakte gesammelt, die sie auf ihrem 2. Album «Kokokyinaka» seziert.
Posted in BLOG, XFEATURED | Tagged bee-flat, Berlin, Bern, Burkina Faso, Creaked Records, Filewile, Ghana, Joy Frempong, Lleluja-Ha, Mali, Oy, Radio Bern RaBe, Sonic Traces, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, «Kokokyinaka» |
By Thomas Burkhalter on March 22, 2013
By Thomas Burkhalter on 22 March 2013 in
STORIES
Boris Previsic organisiert Kompositionswettbewerbe in Südosteuropa und im Kaukasus. Im Gespräch äussert er sich zu Herausforderungen interkultureller Austauschprojekte.
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged Aliser Sijaric, Armenia, Avant-Garde, Balkan, Balkans, Belgrade, Boris Previsic, Bosnia, Caucasus, Darija Andovska, Emre Sihan Kaleli, Ensemble Sonemus, Firudin Allahverdi, Funding, globalization, Intercultural, Kulturförderung, Ottoman Music, place, pre-art, Roland Moser, Sonemus, Soviet Union, Stepan Rostomyan, Tribina kompozitora, Vardapet Komitas, Zagreb |
By Susanna Petrin on February 21, 2013
By Susanna Petrin and Julian Voloj on 21 February 2013 in
STORIES
Vor gut vierzig Jahren schlossen Gangster in der Bronx Frieden und schlugen sich fortan Reime um die Ohren. Ein ehemaliger Gang-Boss, eine Gangsterbraut und ein junger Rapper begleiten uns durch New Yorks berüchtigtsten Stadtteil.
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged Africa Bambaataa, B-boying, Benjamin Melendez, Black Benjie, Black Spades, Breakdance, Bronx, Bronx Boys Crew, Cornell Benjamin, DJ Kool Herc, Djing, Gang, Ghetto Brothers, Grandmaster Flash, Graphic Novel, Hip Hop, Hoe Avenue, Horseshoe Playground, Jazzy Jay, Johan Kugelberg, Lorine Padilla, Madison Square Boys’ and Girls’ Club, Mc, Melle Mel, Nelson Seda, New York, Rap, Savage Nomads, Savage Skulls, Seven Immortals, Slum, South Bronx, Young Sinners, Zulu Nation |
By Thomas Burkhalter on February 12, 2013
By Thomas Burkhalter on 12 February 2013 in
AUDIO
Christopher Kirkley offers on his blog Sahelsounds autotuned DIY-pop and unplugged music from Northern Mali. A podcast.
Posted in AUDIO, XFEATURED | Tagged Bamako, Blues, Christopher Kirkley, desert, Kidal, MP3 blogs, Sahara, Sahel, Sahelsounds, tuareg |
By Norient on January 9, 2013
By Norient on 9 January 2013 in
ACADEMIC
Das erste Norient-Buch diskutiert Zeitfragen und Trends im globalisierten Musikschaffen zwischen Europa, Afrika, Lateinamerika, Asien und den USA.
Posted in ACADEMIC, XFEATURED | Tagged 2012, Africa, Afrofunk, Ali Al Deek, Alois Lüönd, Alpentöne, Ana Tijoux, Anja Brunner, Aubrey Edwards, Barbara Mürdter, Beirut, Ben Harbert, Benedikt Sartorius, Bikutsi, Cameroon, Cumbia, daggering, dance, David Rovics, Die Antwoord, DJ Marcelle, Dossier World Music 2.0, Duboka Ilegala, Ethnomusicology, Field Notes, Filastine, Flurina Rothenberger, FOKN Bois, Free Pussy, Ghana, globalization, Grey Filastine, grime, Highlife, Hip Hop, Hiplife, Hyperpop, Indonesia, Irtijal Festival, Jamaica, Jay Retludge, Jeremy Wallach, Joahnnes Rühl, Julio Mendivil, Kadebostany, Karin Scheidegger, Kink Gong, Laurent Jeannau, London Riots 2011, Marcel Ötiker, Mario Venzago, Milena Krstic, Moses Iten, Mosibuebä, Musiqa Sha'biyya, National Fanfare of Kadebostany, Neo-Tropicália, Neue Volksmusik, New Orleans, New Wave Cumbia, New Wave Dabké, Norient012, Occupy, Outhere Records, Perreo, Philipp Rhensius, Popular Music Studies, Portia Seddon, Pussy Riot, record digging, Refpolk, Retromania, Sampling, Schweiz, Selina Novak, Senegal, Shayna Silverstein, Shonegrad O'Connor, Sissy Bounce, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, Sookee, Stefan Franzen, Stubete am See, Syria, Tanya Traboulsy, Tanz dich frei, Taraf de Haïdouks, Theresa Beyer, Thomas Burkhalter, Thomas Haferlach, Togo, Traversion, Voodoohop, Vuvuzela, Wayne Marshall, Weltmusik, Weltmusik 2.0, Wildlife, Woody Guthrie, World Music 2.0 |
By Alison Fensterstock on December 1, 2012
By Alison Fensterstock on 1 December 2012 in
STORIES
Katey Red, Sissy Nobby, Big Freedia: These successful Sissy Rappers turn New Orleans around. Plus many other cities as well.
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Big Freedia, Bobby Marchan, Bounce, Cheeky Blakk, Chev off the Ave., Crunk, Dirty South, Gay Culture, Gender, Globale Nischen, Juvenile, Katey Red, Lil Jon, New Orleans, Partners-n-Crime, Patsy Vidalia, Queer, Rap, Sex, Sissies With Attitude, Sissy Nobby, Soulja Slim, Tupac Shakur, USA, Vockah Redu, Ying Yang Twins |
By Thomas Burkhalter on October 21, 2012
By Thomas Burkhalter on 21 October 2012 in
BLOG
Duboka Ilegala (“Deep Illegal”) perform trash-hop, a genre that mixes low and dark, live played trip-hop, with symbols and markers of Serbian trash-turbo culture.
Posted in BLOG, XFEATURED | Tagged Andrija Pavlović, Belgrade, Biftek Zdravkovic, Duboka Ilegala, Nebojsa Despotovic, Parody, Serbia, ShazaLaKazoo, SKC Radio, Sobot Suhi, Studio Shtayga, Trash, Trash Hop, Turbo Folk |
By Moses Iten on August 29, 2012
By Moses Iten on 29 August 2012 in
AUDIO
In the philosophical DJ-Set «The B Side of Switzerland» and the Podcast «Stranger than caribbean music: My swiss roots» the swiss-australian artist Moses Iten searchs for remains and revivals of ‘real’ Swiss music.
Posted in AUDIO, XFEATURED | Tagged Bruno Spoerri, Christoph H. Mueller, cumbiacosmonauts, Cyrill Schlaepfer, Daniel Haeusler, Erika Stucky, Gotan Project, Gupfbuebae, Hansjoerg Iten, Hujaessler, Markus Flueckiger, Moses Iten, Pareglisch, Rees Gwerder, Swiss-émigré, Switzerland, Ueli Stoeckli |
By Britt Weyde on July 20, 2012
By Britt Weyde on 20 July 2012 in
BLOG
Cumbia Digital, Wimmelbild-Cover, wuchtige Videos und furiose Mixes sind der Style des argentinischen Labels ZKK-Records. Grant C. Dull hat die Bass-lastigen Elektrosounds in die Clubs der Welt gebracht.
Posted in BLOG, XFEATURED | Tagged Buenos Aires, Conurbano Bonaerense, Cumbia, Cumbia Digital, Douster, El Chávez, El Remolon, electro-folk, Electronic, Fauna, Frikstailers, Grant C. Dull, King Coya, La Yegros, Lagartijeando, Mati Zundel, Pablo Lescano, Palermo, Super Guachin, Tremor, Urban Music, Villa Diamante, ZKK-Records, ZZK Sound Vol. 1- Cumbia Digital, ZZK-Club, ZZK-Records |
By Katrin Wilke on July 9, 2012
By Katrin Wilke on 9 July 2012 in
STORIES
Wenn die jungen Cantautores ihre Stimmen gegen Staatschef Piñera erheben und der Studentenbewegung den Soundtrack liefern, strömt Revolutionsgeist durch Chile. Nach der «Nueva» nun die «Novísima» Canción?
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged Ana Tijoux, Bots, Camila Moreno, Camila Vallejo, Cantautores, Chabuca Granda, Chico Buarque, Chile, Emociones Clandestinas, Fauna, Francesca Ancarola, IntiIllimani, Manuel García, María Colores, María Magdalena Ortiz, Milton Nascimiento, Nano Stern, Neues Glas aus Alten Scherben, Novísima Canción, Nueva Canción Chilena, Pascuala Ilabaca, Quilapayún, Santiago de Chile, Sebastian Pinera, Silvio Rodríguez, Valparaíso, Víctor Jara, Viña del Mar, Violeta Parra, Violeta Parras, Yogui Alvarado |
By Milena Krstic on June 25, 2012
By Milena Krstic on 25 June 2012 in
STORIES
Wenige Jahre nach Thomas Haferlachs Südamerikareise verwandelt er im Voodoohop-Kollektiv São Paulos brachliegende Flächen zu neonbunten Spielwiesen für schrille Parties im Neo-Tropicália-Stil.
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged Brasilien, Caetano Veloso, Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Casa das Caldeiras, Deutschland, DJ Thomash, DJane Marina, Dragqueen, Electronic, Favela Vidigal, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Neo-Tropicália, Ocupação, Performance, Pope of Voodoohop, Rua Augusta, Samba, Sao Paulo, Sonar-Festival, Thomas Haferlach, Trackertower, Tropicália, Video-art, voodoo, Voodoohop |
By Theresa Beyer on May 30, 2012
By Theresa Beyer and Michael Spahr on 30 May 2012 in
BLOG
Visual Kei ist ein japanische Musikbewegung, die inzwischen auch Europa erobert hat – ein Paradebeispiel für Musikphänomene im Kontext der Globalisierung. Im Interview der Musikethnologe Oliver Seibt.
Posted in BLOG, XFEATURED | Tagged Asia, Death Metal, Europe, Europop, Glam-Rock, Globalisierung, Heavy Metall, Japan, Oliver Seibt, Radio RaBe, Rock, Thementage2012, Tokyo, Visual Kei, Visus, X Japan |
By Thomas Burkhalter on May 29, 2012
By Thomas Burkhalter, Simon Grab, and Karin Scheidegger on 29 May 2012 in
AUDIO
Japanische Sprechgesänge und Girlie-Melodien interagieren mit knackiger Elektronika, tiefen Bass-Beats und einem Schuss Indie Rock. Das zweite Album von Tim & Puma Mimi.
Posted in AUDIO, XFEATURED | Tagged Christian Fischer, Globale Nischen, Japan, Märklin, Michiko Hanawa, Mouthwatering Records, Seelenluft, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, Switzerland, Tim & Puma Mimi, Zurich |
By David-Emil Wickström on May 23, 2012
By David-Emil Wickström on 23 May 2012 in
ACADEMIC
From bikutsi over funk carioca and gospel to the urban soundscapes of mp3-blogs this issue presents four fascinating articles spanning fieldwork in Germany, Ghana, Cameroon, Brazil and the virtual mp3-blogsphere.
Posted in ACADEMIC, XFEATURED | Tagged cosmopolitanism, Global Ghettotech, naoj v1, norient academic online journal, reflexive ethnography |
By Philipp Rhensius on March 5, 2012
By Philipp Rhensius on 5 March 2012 in
STORIES
Die Grime-Szene in der britischen Hauptstadt steht unter scharfer Beobachtung der Polizei. Nach den Riots im Sommer 2011 müssen Clubbetreiber und MCs besonders kreativ sein, um ungestört feiern zu können.
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged 696, Adam Webb, Catch Dusk, Derek Walmsley, Dizee Rascal, DJ Blackdown, East Village, Eskibeat, Graeme, grime, London, Martin Clark, Musical Mob, Nasty, pirate radio, Rap, riot, Rival, Trim, Wiley, working-class |
By Norient on February 4, 2012
By Norient on 4 February 2012 in
BLOG
Daring young Syrian filmmakers, toiling in anonymity in a Damascus basement, have crafted an award-winning film critiquing with bold humor the brutal repression occurring around them.
Posted in BLOG, XFEATURED | Tagged Arab World, Bashar Al-Assad, beeshu, Masasit Mati, Protest, puppet, Revolution, Syria, YouTube |
