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Musical Belongings VI
Event by: Humboldt Forum
Location: Schloßplatz, Schloßplatz, Berlin - Mitte
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[English below] Musical Belongings VI
With their project WAGOGO DRUMS: TANZANIA, the lautten compagney BERLIN asks about the possibilities of music beyond the colonial canon, which continues unquestioningly in general terms such as “African music”. The methods of so-called “Early Music” from Europe show parallels to West African playing practices, which can be seen, for example, in techniques such as ostinato/riff, call and response and hoketus/interlocking. The project explores common sources and differences in a one-week workshop and two concerts in the Humboldt Forum. The focus is on two musical traditions: the music of the Wagogo People from Dodoma / Tanzania with their advanced vocal and percussion culture meets dances from the European Renaissance, especially from those countries that were present as colonial powers on the territory of today's Tanzania (Portugal, Great Britain and Germany).
More information: https://kurzlinks.de/e7d6
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[EN] Musical Belongings VI
With its project WAGOGO DRUMS: TANZANIA, lautten compagney BERLIN explores the possibilities of music beyond the colonial canon, which continues unquestioned in blanket terms such as “African music.” The techniques of so-called “early music” from Europe show parallels to West African playing practices, which can be seen in techniques such as ostinato/riff, call and response, and hoketus/interlocking. The project explores common sources and differences in a week-long workshop and two concerts at the Humboldt Forum. The focus is on two musical traditions: the music of the Wagogo people from Dodoma, Tanzania, with their advanced vocal and percussion culture, meets dances from the European Renaissance, especially from those countries that were colonial powers in what is now Tanzania (Portugal, Great Britain, and Germany).
More information: https://kurzlinks.de/t2c6
Picture credits: Zeze, African string instrument, stick zither or bowl spit lute
© Lautten Compagney, Photo: Radek Bond Bednarz
With their project WAGOGO DRUMS: TANZANIA, the lautten compagney BERLIN asks about the possibilities of music beyond the colonial canon, which continues unquestioningly in general terms such as “African music”. The methods of so-called “Early Music” from Europe show parallels to West African playing practices, which can be seen, for example, in techniques such as ostinato/riff, call and response and hoketus/interlocking. The project explores common sources and differences in a one-week workshop and two concerts in the Humboldt Forum. The focus is on two musical traditions: the music of the Wagogo People from Dodoma / Tanzania with their advanced vocal and percussion culture meets dances from the European Renaissance, especially from those countries that were present as colonial powers on the territory of today's Tanzania (Portugal, Great Britain and Germany).
More information: https://kurzlinks.de/e7d6
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[EN] Musical Belongings VI
With its project WAGOGO DRUMS: TANZANIA, lautten compagney BERLIN explores the possibilities of music beyond the colonial canon, which continues unquestioned in blanket terms such as “African music.” The techniques of so-called “early music” from Europe show parallels to West African playing practices, which can be seen in techniques such as ostinato/riff, call and response, and hoketus/interlocking. The project explores common sources and differences in a week-long workshop and two concerts at the Humboldt Forum. The focus is on two musical traditions: the music of the Wagogo people from Dodoma, Tanzania, with their advanced vocal and percussion culture, meets dances from the European Renaissance, especially from those countries that were colonial powers in what is now Tanzania (Portugal, Great Britain, and Germany).
More information: https://kurzlinks.de/t2c6
Picture credits: Zeze, African string instrument, stick zither or bowl spit lute
© Lautten Compagney, Photo: Radek Bond Bednarz