Speaking from the perspective of a researcher in art history and curatorial practitioner in Morocco, our author considers the idea of experimentation as one of the central aspects of Gilles Aubry’s book «Sawt, Bodies, Species».
From Beyoncés colonial stagings in mainstream pop to the ethical problems of Western people «documenting» non-Western cultures.
Playlist by Alicia GoveasFrom powwow chanting to dubstep to throat singing to rap – enjoy a new generation of Indigenous artists, who are intertwining bits of contemporary music with ancient Indigenous traditions, for powerful anthems of cultural identity.
Sound Piece by Afreen AkhtarA story-telling session that renders Rashid Jahan’s short story, «Dilli Ki Sair» (A journey through Delhi), into a sound work. Written in 1932, the narration relocates it to a contemporary context where the times have changed, yet also not.- Quotation by Dylan Robinson
«Decolonizing musical practice involves becoming no longer sure what listening is.»