• The ‘ud new tones – Workshop at the French National Library

    Bibliotheque Francois Mitterand – Petit auditorium Paris, France

    Since the 1990s, we have witnessed the emergence of generations of Arab oud players, mainly working in Europe in close collaboration with musicians from jazz and world music scenes. Since then, the oud has undergone transformations aimed at adapting it to sound performance situations, through amplification and, more recently, electrification. We have participated  to this […]

  • Residency #1: HARDI KURDA + ARCHIVE KHANAH ئەرشیف خانه at Cafe Oto

    Cafe Oto 18-22 Ashwin St, London, United Kingdom

    What is the role of citizens and local communities in preserving the sound of their region? Who decided what music and sounds are ‘worth’ being archived? And how should we engage with archives as sites of both remembering and forgetting? As part of the ERC’s Beyond 1932 Research Project at King’s College London, sound artist […]