Examining the history of Latin American Brass Bands and how they have gained more presence recently.

Examining the participatory-based musical practices of kanyelang performers within the context of global health initiatives in the Gambia.

Breadfruit summoning and ocean wayfinding songs in the transmission of indigenous knowledge about place in Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia.

Identity, embodiment, and inclusion within the world of elite competitive air guitar.

In this episode we discuss the Japanese advertising practice, chindon-ya, within the context of anti-nuclear power protests after the 3.11 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Marié Abe, whose article “Sounding Against Nuclear Power in Post-3.11 Japan: Resonances

Japanese musical advertising, chindon-ya, within the context of anti-nuclear power protests after 3.11 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

In this episode we discuss the aesthetics of spiritual possession with Juan Diego Diaz, whose article “Listening with the Body: An Aesthetics of Spirit Possession Outside the Terreiro” was published in the winter 2016 issue of the journal Ethnomusicology.

In this episode we discuss the aesthetics of spiritual possession with Juan Diego Diaz, whose article “Listening with the Body: An Aesthetics of Spirit Possession Outside the Terreiro” was published in the winter 2016 issue of the journal Ethnomusicology.

In this episode we discuss the complex ecosystem of the global tabla industry with Allen Roda, whose article “Ecology of the Global Tabla Industry” was published in the Spring/Summer 2015 issue of the journal Ethnomusicology.

In this episode we discuss the complex ecosystem of the global tabla industry with Allen Roda, whose article “Ecology of the Global Tabla Industry” was published in the Spring/Summer 2015 issue of the journal Ethnomusicology.