(ethno)musicology
President Lubuw, President Trump + obscure Siberian mouth harp recordings
We all know there are problems with the next American president. For us, Jew’s harpers, or *trump* players, →
Sound Word Almanac Published
The results of a little side-project just landed on the doormat. The Sound Word Almanac, a collection of →
Learning Tibetan chant with Dr. Ricardo Canzio
We will soon start another cycle of classes in Tibetan Bön chanting in Taipei. In this post I →
Book and Audio Anthology published
A few days ago, Overtone Singing – Hidden Dimensions of the Human Voice has arrived at its distribution →
Founding the Taiwan Overtone Singing Association
On 12/12/2021 we started the founding of the TOSA, or Taiwan Overtone Singing Association. It was an old →
2019 in pix, videos and some stories
NEW WORKSHOP: RHYTHMS & CYCLES Video impresssion: Colours Rhythms & Cycles NEW CLASS: SHRUTI NIGHTS I began a new class: Shruti Nights, and ran No. I-VIII throughout the year, each with a different theme. Listen to a nice duet I did with Sunny, translator, co-producer of many of my events, and talented singing →
The Ouroboros Concert
Voor nederlands even naar beneden skrollen. Here is a letter I wrote earlier this year when I was about to turn 50 (want to get on the mailinglist too? let me know!): I love the number 49 and its symbolism. Much better than 50. So I prefer to send out a shout to everyone on →
Sound Journey: Cycles and Rhythms
中文請往下滑 Four days to explore Time through exciting rhythms, solemn melodies and ritualistic cycles. Repeat repeat repeat. →
Ode aan Walter Slosse (1947-2016)
Een jaar geleden (op 1 augustus 2016) overleed VPRO programmamaker Walter Slosse, met wie ik vele programma’s maakte, →