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Nusasonic is a multi-year project that plunges into a broad spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, enabling dialogue within the region, with Europe, and beyond more...
Nusasonic HCMC
Running 5-8 October 2022 in Ho Chi Minh City, the initiative’s closing event is titled Nusasonic HCMC, and is co-curated by Zach Sch of Saigon-based collective Rắn Cạp Đuôi.
Nusasonic HCMCCommon Tonalities Compilation
From Nov 2021 to Feb 2022, 20 artists joined Khyam Allami in a series of workshops focused on the subject of tuning and how it relates to modern-day sonic technologies and music-making. After the workshops, each artist was commissioned to create a new work, all of which are presented in this compilation.
Listen on SoundcloudMagazine
Explore in-depth, critical perspectives on music and sound cultures in Southeast Asia and beyond, via articles and interviews by artists, curators, researchers, journalists, and practitioners.
MagazineNusasonic Mixcloud
Listen to commissioned radio episodes and mixes from music initiatives and collectives across Southeast Asia and beyond
Nusasonic MixcloudCommon Tonalities
A series of workshops led by musician and researcher Khyam Allami focus on the subject of tuning and the cultural biases in music technologies, the practical analysis of tuning systems of Southeast Asian music based on published resources and archival recordings, and how to use them in various creative musical processes. 20 participating musicians will create a digital compilation album to close the project.
Nusasonic: Common TonalitiesMadam Data and Collo Awata awarded Nusasonic x Musicboard Residency
Congratulations to Madam Data and Collo Awata for being awarded a joint online residency! Collaborating in cyberspace between Singapore and Berlin, the two artists will work together over autumn 2021 and present a new work at host organizations Playfreely and CTM Festival in early 2022.
Nusasonic ResidenciesNusasonic: Gather Share Evolve
The Nusasonic: Gather Share Evolve series aims to intensify capacity building and knowledge sharing among music and sound artists in Southeast Asia via a series of online panel discussions and workshops.
Nusasonic: Gather, Share, Evolve