How can sound & music be preserved and at the same time evolve in line with the present?

  • At Mr. Khan’s workshop as he tinkers with a vintage tape machine (photo: Neelansh Mittra).
    Khan Sa’ab’s Listening Room
    Film by Jayant Manchanda
    A film that transports one to the listening room assembled by Inspector Khan – a retired police officer, fondly called Khan Sa’ab. In this piece, he talks to the author about his special relationship with music, audio gear, and his adventures as a collector.
  • New Delhi at 33.33 RPM
    Photo Series by Nishant Mittal aka Digging in India
    Walking around the city of Delhi, India with archivist and record-collector Nishant Mittal (Digging in India) and making a pitstop at Ghalib’s tomb as he shares anecdotes from his record collections.
  • Setup for a performance by Gilles Aubry and Younes Boundir at Le 18, Marrakesh, Morocco, March 2019 (photo: Gilles Aubry).
    Dimensions of Sonic Pluralism
    Introduction by Gilles Aubry
    In this introduction to his book «Sawt, Bodies, Species», Gilles Aubry situates his research project on the sonic dimensions of our environment, tracing alternate genealogies of sound, listening, and technology in North Africa.
  • Music session with Ali Faiq and rwais musicians in Bigra, Morocco, 2018 (photo: Gilles Aubry).
    Between Colonial and Ethical Noise
    Book Chapter by Gilles Aubry
    With a short history of sound technology and music industry in Morocco since the early 20th century, the chapter proposes a close listening to early Moroccan rwais music recordings with the singer Ali Faiq.