In this video list, Moldova-based DJ Borș reflects on the identitarian limbo and relativity of her post-imperialist reality, asking: How are we using music to create multiple directions for our diverse existences?
Does the global appropriation of kuduro exploit or reshape the identity of Angolans? How are «local» music genres like guayla sustained outside of Eritrea?
Round-Up by Erum NaqviA round-up of the cosmopolitan classical musical culture in Iran. Starting with music scholars of the Qajar era (1796–1925) and ending with the global music scene of the 21st century, from both the diaspora and from home.
Podcast by Lara SarkissianTIMEZONES Episode 4. How some of the most forward-thinking contemporary musicians and visual artists from the Bay Area have been shaped by the region’s social, cultural, and political landscape.
Interview by Franziska Buhre, Hadi BastaniIn this interview, sound artist, composer, and anthropologist Hadi Bastani talks about his listening habits; his earlier research on noise music, glitch, and computer music; and the effect that online fieldwork has had on his collaborative works.