Amplifying Sonic Resistances Across Abya Yala

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Amplifying Sonic Resistances Across Abya Yala
Amplifying Sonic Resistances Across Abya Yala

Milan-based activist, radio DJ, and journalist Sonia Garcia sheds light on the cultural and musical background of her community-healing project (and radio show) SAYRI, a politicized space for queer latinx celebration in the context of Italian clubbing.

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Photo: Wiki Commons
Sound: DJ Sentimiento

Queer Bar Italia

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Queer Bar Italia
Queer Bar Italia

Through the intersections of new music styles, dedicated clubs, and unprecedented economic progress, the Italian LGBTQIA+ community found a mental and physical space that was free from the social and political pressure of post-WWII Italian society.

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Photo: Archive, courtesy of Luca Locati Luciani

Turbo Sud: South Italian Traditional Rhythms and Their Encounters with Electronic Music

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Turbo Sud: South Italian Traditional Rhythms and Their Encounters with Electronic Music
Turbo Sud: South Italian Traditional Rhythms and Their Encounters with Electronic Music

Taking cues from his interdisciplinary and research-based project Turbo Sud, visual artist and music producer Agostino Quaranta unearths the almost forgotten memories of electronic experiments made with pizzica pizzica, in the Southeast of Italy.

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Photo: Giovanna Martelloni, Ernesto Fumarola
Sound: Dario Blasi

D.I.S.C.O. (Diasporic Influences Shaped Changes and Opportunities)

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D.I.S.C.O. (Diasporic Influences Shaped Changes and Opportunities)
D.I.S.C.O. (Diasporic Influences Shaped Changes and Opportunities)

What was the role played by the Italian-American community in the U.S. in the development of disco music? Reflecting on the Italian diaspora’s cultural impact could foster a less toxic debate on the presence of ethnic minorities in the Italian peninsula.

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Photo: Sofia Rana

2021: Duality

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2021: Duality
2021: Duality

This episode of our 2021 video series is a musical conversation between two piano players. The video looks for situations of duality in the spaces around us. In finding each other, the protagonists find new hope for the second year of the pandemic.

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Sound: LP Duo

You Are Here! Episode 1: Worldliness and Unruliness

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You Are Here! Episode 1: Worldliness and Unruliness
You Are Here! Episode 1: Worldliness and Unruliness

In the first episode of the podcast series «You Are Here!» trumpeter Paul Hübner meets two keyboard players, Liz Kosack and Christoph Ogiermann, for a shared musical indulgence.

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Design: Ji Youn Kim/form fellows
Sound: Liz Kosack, Christoph Ogiermann, Paul Hübner, Hannes Seidl

You Are Here! Episode 2: Raindrops and Windows

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You Are Here! Episode 2: Raindrops and Windows
You Are Here! Episode 2: Raindrops and Windows

In the second episode of the podcast series «You Are Here!» trumpeter Paul Hübner connects with performance artist David Helbich, on electronic instruments, and Koto player Naoko Kikuchi.

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Design: Ji Youn Kim/form fellows
Sound: David Helbich, Neoko Kikuchi, Paul Hübner, Hannes Seidl

You Are Here! Episode 3: Fragility and Responsibility

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You Are Here! Episode 3: Fragility and Responsibility
You Are Here! Episode 3: Fragility and Responsibility

In the third episode of the podcast series «You Are Here!» trumpeter Paul Hübner invites Oud-playing singer Kamilya Jubran and the composer Oxana Omelchuk, who rocks one of the first portable analog synthesizers.

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Design: Ji Youn Kim/form fellows
Sound: Kamilya Jubran, Oxana Omelchuck, Paul Hübner, Hannes Seidl

You Are Here! Episode 4: Reduction and Extension

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You Are Here! Episode 4: Reduction and Extension
You Are Here! Episode 4: Reduction and Extension

In the fourth episode of the podcast series «You Are Here!» trumpeter Paul Hübner meets two sound-obsessives: Drummer Etienne Nillesen and electronic musician and spoken word artist Elsa M’bala.

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Design: Ji Youn Kim/form fellows
Sound: Elsa M’Bala, Etienne Nillesen, Paul Hübner, Hannes Seidl

You Are Here! Episode 5: Where Are We?

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You Are Here! Episode 5: Where Are We?
You Are Here! Episode 5: Where Are We?

At its close, the podcast series «You Are Here!» opens up new perspectives: For the last episode, thirteen musicians, artists, composers, journalists, scholars, and philosophers answer the question «Where are we right now?»

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Design: Ji Youn Kim/form fellows

2021: Malam Berkah

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2021: Malam Berkah
2021: Malam Berkah

This episode of our 2021 video series is a dinner conversation by the electronic music duo Gabber Modus Operandi, taking place in Denpasar, Indonesia. They talk about Bali, toxic tourism, colonialism, and also some good news around the locals.

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