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Conversations about the history of sound in Southeast Asia | Hosted by meLê yamomo

  1. 06/09/2025

    2.5 Grace Ann Buenaventura and Roan Opiso | Community Archives

    Welcome to episode 2.5 of the Sonic Entanglements podcast. In this conversation, Gardika Gigih speaks with Roan Opiso and Grace Ann Buenaventura from the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology. They discuss cultural bearer residencies, community archives, and how communities take the lead in preserving and valuing their own cultural memory.   Sonic Entanglements Season 2 is hosted and produced by Gardika Gigih during his research fellowship at the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology (UPCE), funded by the EU-JPICH Project Decolonizing Southeast Asian Sound Archives (DeCoSEAS).   Sonic Entanglements podcast is created by meLê yamomo. Our theme music is created by Markus Hoogervorst. For more information, visit www.sonic-entanglements.com.

    28 min

  2. 05/26/2025

    2.4. Grace Ann Buenaventura and James Gazmin | UPCE Instrumentarium

    In this episode, Gardikah Gigih speaks with Grace Ann Buenaventura and James Gazmin—two stewards of this vast collection of over 3,700 traditional and contemporary instruments from across the Philippines and beyond. More than just historical artifacts, these instruments are in constant use—played, studied, and cared for by students, musicians, and community members alike. What emerges is a portrait of an archive that breathes, resonates, and connects past and future through sound.   Sonic Entanglements Season 2 is hosted and produced by Gardika Gigih during his research fellowship at the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology (UPCE), funded by the EU-JPICH Project Decolonizing Southeast Asian Sound Archives (DeCoSEAS).   Sonic Entanglements podcast is created by meLê yamomo. Our theme music is created by Markus Hoogervorst. For more information, visit www.sonic-entanglements.com.

    28 min

  3. 05/05/2025

    2.3 Verne de la Peña

    In this episode, Gardika speaks with Dr. Laverne de la Peña, a distinguished ethnomusicologist, composer, and director of the University of the Philippines Centre for Ethnomusicology. The conversation centers on de la Peña’s collaborative composition Si Siwan Si Siwan, a music theatre piece inspired by Filipino folklore and performed through a dynamic interplay of voice, puppetry, and percussion. The piece serves as a case study to examine the fluid boundaries between tradition and innovation, offering insights into how contemporary artists navigate and reinterpret Southeast Asian sonic heritage.    Sonic Entanglements Season 2 is hosted and produced by Gardika Gigih during his research fellowship at the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology (UPCE), funded by the EU-JPICH Project Decolonizing Southeast Asian Sound Archives (DeCoSEAS).   Sonic Entanglements podcast is created by meLê yamomo. Our theme music is created by Markus Hoogervorst. For more information, visit www.sonic-entanglements.com.

    25 min

  4. 04/14/2025

    2.2 Ramon Santos

    The second season of Sonic Entanglements entitled “Dari Akar ke Mekar,” (Indonesian for “From roots to blossoms”) is hosted and produced by Gardika Gigih. In this four-part series, Gardika traces how field recordings of Philippine traditional music cultures inspire new works by Filipino contemporary composers. This episode, and the two forthcoming ones, expands on the role of sound archives and their role in reimagining the future of Philippine musical heritage through contemporary compositions. In this second episode, Gardika interviews Ramon Santos, a pioneering Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist. Together, they discuss Dr. Santos' creative process, his experiences with the Ibaloi community in northern Philippines, and the ways in which Southeast Asian music traditions continue to inspire new modes of artistic expression today.   Sonic Entanglements Season 2 is hosted and produced by Gardika Gigih during his research fellowship at the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology (UPCE), funded by the EU-JPICH Project Decolonizing Southeast Asian Sound Archives (DeCoSEAS).   The Sonic Entanglements podcast is created by meLê yamomo. Our theme music is created by Markus Hoogervorst. For more information, visit www.sonic-entanglements.com.

    23 min

  5. 03/24/2025

    2.1 Roan Opiso and Dino Guadalupe | The University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology (UPCE) Collection

    Welcome back to season two of the Sonic Entanglements podcast.   This series is entitled “Dari Akar ke Mekar,” (Indonesian for “From roots to blossoms”) and is hosted and produced by Gardika Gigih. In this four-part series, Gardika traces how field recordings of Philippine traditional music cultures inspire new works by Filipino contemporary composers. In this season’s first episode, Gardika delves into the profound work of preserving and revitalizing Filipino traditional music through the archives of the University of the Philippines Centre for Ethnomusicology (or UPCE). In an interview with Roan Opiso, the collection manager at UPCE, and Dino Guadalupe, UPCE sound engineer, they discuss the center’s diverse sound collections, their digitization process, and repatriation program.   Sonic Entanglements Season 2 is entitled “Dari Akar ke Mekar,” (Indonesian for “From roots to blossoms”) and is hosted and produced by Gardika Gigih. Our theme music is created by Markus Hoogervorst. Sonic Entanglements podcast is created by meLê yamomo.  For more information, visit www.sonic-entanglements.com.

    26 min

  6. 12/13/2021

    1.8 Nadja Wallaszkowits (Part 2) | How did sound recording and archiving shape the way we listen?

    This is the second episode of a two-part interview with Dr. Nadja Wallaszkowits, the Head Sound Engineer of the Phonogram Archive of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. This episode focuses on Nadja’s and my reflection on how the development of audio recording and technology shifted the questions we ask about sound, and how they shaped our listening aesthetics. I asked Nadja, how does the knowledge in the science of sound recording and engineering shape the questions that we ask about sound? How did it change our listening aesthetics? The microscope enabled us to see things that we could not see before. How did sound recording technologies allow us to hear things that we would not have been able to hear before, and how did this change how we understand our world?    Dr. Nadja Wallaszkovits managed the audio department as a specialist for audio restoration, re-recording and digital archiving and is consultant for archival technology for various institutions internationally. Dr. Wallaszkovits is Audio Engineering Society (AES) President Elect, Vice Chair of the Technical Committee of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), and a member of the IASA Training & Education Committee. Since 2020, she was appointed Professor of Conservation and Restoration of New Media and Digital Information at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design.    Sonic Entanglements is hosted and produced by meLê yamomo. Thijs van den Geest is our sound engineer and sound editor, and Jean Barcena is our publicity manager. Our theme music is created by Markus Hoogervorst.  For more information, visit www.sonic-entanglements.com.

    25 min

  7. 12/13/2021

    1.7 Nadja Wallaszkowits (Part 1) | Vienna Phonogram Archive: The Role of Scientific Sound Archive in Academic Research

    In 2018, I interviewed Dr. Nadja Wallaszkowits, head of the audio department at the Sound Archive of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna. Nadja is responsible for developing customized audio technologies for field recordings, as well as in audio restoration, re-recording and digital archiving. Her customized equipment and operation procedures became the standard in many other sound archives in the world. In this first segment of a two-part episode, Nadja lucidly elaborates on the specific role that a scientific sound archive plays for the scholarly community. She also explains the technological support that her institute provides for researchers.    Dr. Nadja Wallaszkovits managed the audio department as a specialist for audio restoration, re-recording and digital archiving and is consultant for archival technology for various institutions internationally. Dr. Wallaszkovits is Audio Engineering Society (AES) President Elect, Vice Chair of the Technical Committee of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), and a member of the IASA Training & Education Committee. Since 2020, she was appointed Professor of Conservation and Restoration of New Media and Digital Information at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design.   Sonic Entanglements is hosted and produced by meLê yamomo. Thijs van den Geest is our sound engineer and sound editor, and Jean Barcena is our publicity manager. Our theme music is created by Markus Hoogervorst.  For more information, visit www.sonic-entanglements.com.

    31 min

  8. 09/19/2021

    1.6 Harry van Biessum | Uncovering Dutch Colonial Media at the Netherlands Institute of Sound and Vision

    I talked with Harry van Biessum, about the history of the Netherlands Institute of Sound and Vision – the country’s broadcasting and media archive. The institute also houses some rare historical sound and music recordings from the early twentieth century and we uncovered some materials from the Dutch colonial history. We spoke about the role of such an archive in the age of the internet.     Harry van Biessum is media manager at the Netherlands Institute of Sound and Vision. He is a project partner at the Sonic Entanglements research project.  Sonic Entanglements is hosted and produced by meLê yamomo. Thijs van den Geest is our sound engineer and sound editor, and Jean Barcena is our publicity manager. Our theme music is created by Markus Hoogervorst.  Many thanks to the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision for the permission to use the archival audio materials. This podcast is funded by the Dutch Research Organization. For more information, visit www.sonic-entanglements.com

    22 min
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