In Leila Bencharnia’s performance «Fatema U Trab (Fatima and the Dust)», sound is not simply something we hear – it is something that is woven, touched, remembered, and transmitted.
From Beyoncés colonial stagings in mainstream pop to the ethical problems of Western people «documenting» non-Western cultures.
Interview by Forensis Collective, Katía Truijen, Philipp RhensiusWith their performance «The Drum and The Bird» at Rewire festival 2025, Forensis and Bill Kouliglas unearth the echoes of colonial violence in Namibia – amplifying erased voices and the land’s testimony. A conversation about how sound can make history audible.
Academic Text by Thomas BurkhalterWhat role and methods can a privileged Western person adopt when curating contemporary music from a global perspective? In his ongoing endeavor to understand the world through music and sound, Norient founder Thomas Burkhalter suggests 13 curatorial principles.
Essay by Sandeep BhagwatiEurological ways of curating music tend to ignore their own social and aesthetic contexts. In his essay, the composer Sandeep Bhagwati asks for more wakefulness in choosing that acknowledges the pluralities of musics today.