In this seventh episode of Season 2, Kyla-Rose speaks with artist Anna RG, about her navigation of chronic illness, since contracting COVID in the early days of the pandemic. With a practice previously grounded in Appalachian folk music, she is a fiddler, banjo player, filmmaker, archivist, visual artist and researcher — a storyteller in many forms. This conversation centers around Anna’s new world and practice, in sickness; and the two discuss the impacts of illness on her ideas of the possibilities of music, engagement with disability justice, and imagining ways that sick and disabled musicians could be better supported, connected, and uplifted. Produced and Edited by Kyla-Rose Smith and Anna RG Mixed by Zubin Hensler Executive Producers: Elena Moon Park, and Kyla-Rose Smith Featuring: Anna RG & Sick Center actors Weston Olenecki, Lucia Reissig, Lauren Tosswill, Holly MacDonald, Leticia Ayala, Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm, Nyokabi Kariuki, Daniel Neumann A full playlist of […]
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OneBeat 2014 alumnus Sanaya Ardeshir, who makes music under the moniker Sandunes, recently released a new album, ‘The Ground Beneath Her Feet’. This record marks the end of the longest gap between her releases – a period of over two years. Celebrated for her expertise as an electronic music composer and multi-instrumentalist, Sandunes has created what is arguably her most ambitious and expansive work to date. The album, released in November 2023, is a testament to her evolving artistic vision. It features collaborations with fellow OneBeat alumni, including Miguel Velazquez Matija (Colombia, Virtual 1), Carla Derepic (Bolivia, Virtual 2), and Victor Angeleas (Brazil, Virtual 1). Reflecting on the album’s inspiration, Sandunes mentioned in an interview with RedBull that the genesis of the album was during the pandemic, a time that also saw her immersed in Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Ground Beneath Her Feet’, from which the album draws its name […]
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OneBeat 2013 alumnus, Darbuka Siva, has once again showcased his exceptional talent in the world of music composition, this time for the Disney Plus original series ‘Mathagam’. The series, directed by Prasath Murugesan, stars prominent actors Atharvaa, Manikandan, Nikhila Vimal, and DD (Dhivyadarshini). Well-established in the Indian film circuit, Darbuka is not just a composer but also a seasoned actor and director. His directorial debut, ‘Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee‘ (2022), which premiered on the Zee 5 OTT platform, garnered widespread acclaim, breaking significant box office records within the first ten days of its release. The film’s popularity was bolstered by its music, composed by Darbuka himself, which resonated widely with audiences, sparking over 50,000 reels on Instagram in the first twenty days of its release. Watch the trailer for ‘Mathagam’ below.
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OneBeat is accepting applications for two month-long U.S.-based music exchanges scheduled for the spring and fall of 2024. OneBeat 13 (April-May) & OneBeat 14 (September-October) will bring 50 total musicians (ages 19-35) from select countries to collaboratively write, produce and perform original music, and develop strategies for arts-based social engagement. Each session begins with a residency followed by a tour. OneBeat Fellows will perform for a wide array of American audiences, collaborate with local musicians, and lead workshops with youth. After the program, OneBeat musicians return to their home countries and communities to develop projects linked to mutually-reinforcing networks of music-driven social enterprises. OneBeat is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the groundbreaking New York-based music organization Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation. For over a decade, OneBeat has been redefining music diplomacy through a suite of programs […]
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In this sixth episode of Season 2 we take a deep dive into the musical vaults of OneBeat, spanning over 10 years, and guided by the voice and reflections of Johannesburg-based intergalactic kwaai-diva Umlilo. We visit music created over the last 11-years of OneBeat, spanning programs in the United States, the Balkans, Istanbul, Turkey and Beirut, Lebanon. We hear from some of the artists involved in making this incredible collaborative work about the processes that brought them together, and we explore music as a living archive. Listen here: Produced and Edited by umlilio, Connie Fu, Kyla-Rose Smith and Luisa Puterman Executive Producers: Elena Moon Park, Jeremy Thal, Kyla-Rose Smith Mixed by Jeremy Thal Featuring: Umlilo, Elenna Canlas, Billy Dean Thomas, Paulo Sartori, Tatiana Lopez, Barbara Majnarić, Juliano Abramovay, Marta Kolega, Lyn Rye, Muhammed Dawjee
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