Podcast Episodes

For the sun

Researching this sound and the U’wa people gave me an opportunity to scratch the surface of their deeply complex seasonal customs, involving dance, …

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Likimbi forest camp late at night

From the sound collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, being from a large collection of cassette tape and digital audio tape re…

3 months, 1 week ago

A Vanuata hymn

I heard the piece, which is a Vanuata hymn called 'You say you no want ’im married long me,' and connected with it immediately. Despite not knowing …

3 months, 1 week ago

U'wa drones

U'wa drones from the Andes in north-east Colombia.

From the sound collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, being from a collectio…

3 months, 1 week ago

Merer Pake: nDavu trumpet signal

"Merer Pake": an nDavu trumpet signal for a full circle tusked boar.

From the sound collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, bein…

3 months, 1 week ago

Mekana discussing a case of adultery

Spoken word recording of Mekana discussing a case of adultery.

From the sound collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, being from…

3 months, 1 week ago

"You say you no want 'im married long me"

"You say you no want 'im married long me" (song performed by men, women and children).

From the sound collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, Universi…

3 months, 1 week ago

Narel (song)

Narel (song) performed by Peter, Sali and Mal Sekini.

From the sound collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, being from a large …

3 months, 1 week ago

Narel

The song "Narel" made me think about the power of separate and unique voices working together. The name Narel in Hebrew also mean "singing". I was i…

3 months, 1 week ago

On the tide

I haven’t sung professionally in over 21 years and had long stopped writing and recording music. I am trying to return to it but these things are ea…

3 months, 1 week ago