Sonic Entanglements Podcast examines the history of sound in Southeast Asia, through conversations with sound experts: historians, archivists, sound engineers, artists, and scholars.
Sonic Entanglements Podcast is hosted and produced by meLê yamomo. Thijs van den Geest is our sound engineer and sound editor, and Jean Barcena is our publicity manager. Our theme music is created by Markus Hoogervorst. This podcast is funded by the Dutch Research Organization.
New episodes of the podcast will be regularly uploaded here.
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2.3 Verne de la Peña – Sonic Entanglements Podcast
In this episode, Gardika speaks with Dr. Laverne de la Peña, a distinguished ethnomusicologist, composer, and director of the University of the Philippines Centre for Ethnomusicology. The conversation centers on de la Peña’s collaborative composition Si Siwan Si Siwan, a music theatre piece inspired by Filipino folklore and performed through a dynamic interplay of voice, puppetry, and percussion. The piece serves as a case study to examine the fluid boundaries between tradition and innovation, offering insights into how contemporary artists navigate and reinterpret Southeast Asian sonic heritage.
Sonic Entanglements Season 2 is hosted and produced by Gardika Gigih during his research fellowship at the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology (UPCE), funded by the EU-JPICH Project Decolonizing Southeast Asian Sound Archives (DeCoSEAS).
Sonic Entanglements podcast is created by meLê yamomo. Our theme music is created by Markus Hoogervorst. For more information, visit www.sonic-entanglements.com.
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