Middle East and Central Asian Music Forum*

*Featuring a premiere of an #EthnomusicologicalFilm

"The Thirty Boys"
by Ottuz Oghuldirector

23–24/02/2023

@ SOAS University of London

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/middle-east-and-central-asian-music-forum-tickets-545301660947

#Ethnomusicology #VisualEthnomusicology #MiddleEast #CentralAsia

#NewRelease of an #EthnomusicologicalFilm

Children of Las Brisas

"In Venezuela, amidst a backdrop of poverty, murder, and corruption, the El Sistema youth orchestra offers children hope and the opportunity to pursue a life of art in spite of the harshness of the society around them. Yet the country’s spiraling collapse and political repression threatens the musicians’ dreams of a better life."

https://www.pbs.org/video/children-of-las-brisas-7sdxvx/

#VisualEthnomusicology

#NewRelease
#EthnomusicologicalFilm

Bang the Drum

Director: William Nitzky
2020 | 28 min.

For the Yao minority in rural south-west China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders to reach the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in to protect the heritage, the life of the bronze drum takes on a new meaning and becomes an icon for tourist performances.

Watch on Vimeo on Demand =>

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/raiff21shortscollection/

#VisualEthnomusicology #RAI

#NewRelease
#EthnomusicologicalFilm

Gũlā – Music for a Sacred Time

Director: Remigiusz Sowa
2020 | 15 min.

Introduces the rich and varied Hindu-Buddhist religious and ritual musical heritage of the ancient royal city of Bhaktapur (Nepal).

A part of #RAI short collection; watch on Vimeo on Demand =>

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/raiff21shortscollection/

#VisualEthnomusicology