Introduction This blog post is a translation from our French podcast series entitled Conversations. It documents the work of researchers and experts involved in preserving and promoting the recordings of […]
The fourth edition of the Beyond 1932 artist residency series, organised by Rim Irscheid, cast the spotlight on Kareem Samara: a composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist based in London. I arrived […]
Bashir Saade – The University of Stirling Listening, performing and recording early Egyptian music Between June 16 –18, 2025, the Takht (traditional Arabic musical group) ensemble of Oxford Maqam […]
The workshop was a two-day information and discussion extravaganza, which actually opened the evening before with a fascinating pre-workshop seminar by Jean Lambert on his new publication Bernard Moussali, Le […]
To define an identity is often to betray a tradition. Reflections on Prof. Jean Lambert’s lecture, 11 June 2025, King’s College. This paradox hung in the air as Professor Jean […]
The high point of a week touring various archives and meeting with various colleagues was an afternoon’s workshop organized by Prof Burcu Yıldız at Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, where eight groups […]
Archive, Generation, and the Shaping of Identity — A Conversation with Beyond 1932 Residency Artist Sara Hamdy On the evening of March 31st, Sara Hamdy, a visual and sound artist […]
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British Forum for Ethnomusicology Annual Conference 2025 : Arab futures and Palestine statements. The BFE Annual Conference was conducted in bright sunshine in the dazzlingly glamorous and flower-bedecked environment of […]
A Scholarly tribute to Halim El-Dabh: Archival Sound and Experimental Music in a University-Led Residency Performance As part of the Beyond 1932 artist residency program, an initiative funded by UKRI/ERC […]