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a sound and media artist who’s practice combines radio productions, on-line publications, teaching and training and public audio-media projects under the umbrella of radio continental drift; she established a mobile skills training and audio media literacy programme “I & EAR” based on a methodology of listening, and has been developing and facilitating collaborative audio radio projects which join skills-training, oral history methods and the creative use of ICTs through collective productions, such as the NO-GO ZONES project in South London (2007/08) and the DURBAN SINGS audio media & oral history project (2009/10).
Academic affiliations include, Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Civil Society UKZN (2008-2010); Associate member of Transnational Arts Identity and Nation (TrAIN) Research at the University of the Arts London (UAL); multi-media advisor & trainer at Market Photo Workshop Johannesburg.
Audio radio work includes productions for WDR Studio for Acoustic Arts, ORF/ Kunstradio, Resonance fm and Radia; publications with gruenrekorder, Vibro/ Double Entendre, Audio Arts, MU Collective European Sound Delta.
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productions:
"Kolonialwarenladen" (ORF, 2011)
LONG WALK clips (WDR, 2009); re-broadcast (ORF 2010)
DURBAN SINGS rough radio mix (gruenrekorder, 2010)
AV channel:
An Ear on the Ground
skills-training:
"I & EAR" audio media literacy
radio interviews
DURBAN SINGS (SAfm, 2009)
LONG WALK (SAfm, 2005)
audio playlists:
Sauti Nairobi; Emboozi ya Kampala; Gulu Songs of Wisdom; DURBAN SINGS
a picture archive
soundscapes:
African cities
European cities
links
Waves of Change
Global Voices
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"radio bag" -
What could be a minimum set of tools & skills to become an "active listener"?
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Looks after
Speaking of Art,
Autumn Leaves,
Lost in the archives,
The virtual embodied,
Untitled (experience of place),
Wireless Imagination,
Theater of the oppressed,
Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol,
The People of the Abyss,
Freedom, rhythm & sound
Countries or regions of engagement
RhymeFM.com AFRICA,
LISTEN! BABYLON!,
Ato Malinda,
A Revolution Minus the AK47,
Emeka Ogboh,
KENNETH ZENZELE CHULU,
R22-Bruxel o'ndra,
Faisal Kiwewa,
Abdellah KARROUM,
Badilisha Poetry X-change,
Africa Remix,
Pan African Space Station
Contact information
Involved in
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a contribution to Joburg Radio Days 2011
Questioning a genre in the face of media convergence and mobility across local and global environments or networks, the article is…
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Poetry from Zambia and Zimbabwe
Report by Claudia Wegener aka radio continental drift on an on-air encounter of poetry from Zambia and Zimbabwe and the journey of…
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Mavis Moyo is an 85-year-old veteran broadcaster of Radio Zimbabwe (ZBC Radio 4) and a founding member of the Federation of African…
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Event: British Library, London
15 Feb 2013
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16 Feb 2013
Exploring the art and craft of field recording
A two day symposium to open up and explore the practice, art and craft of field recording through a series of panel presentations,…
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A Dramaturgy of Listening, or Audio-Play-Writing "LONG WALK"
If editing consists to more than ninety percent of listening; could a listener, by “just listening” become an editor? How can an…
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audio media literacy, acoustic education & production
A skills training programme for web-based multi-media
tailor-made to local requirements and organizational focus of the…
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A “REMIX TREE” of the DURBAN SINGS rough radio mix: re-tracing an…
Audio compositions or radio programmes are often the result of conversations & collaborative processes between many people. As…
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"The science of boxing" (2:04) forms part of the radio piece “LONG WALK (abridged)” (2007) here re-mixed for picture 6 of…
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LONG WALK 2005
A public chess tournament across the fence between Joubert Park and the Johannesburg Art Gallery , developed…
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FAMWZ multi-media workshop at The Media Centre, “Harare Club”
facilitator: Upenyu Makoni-Muchemwa
FAMWZ group
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Gas Fyatu (right) at Ukooflani Mau Mau Camp Dandora/ Nairobi
click here for picture archive
Gas is member of Mau Mau Collective…
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The historic Drill Hall is home to Keleketla Library , a collective of artists who, since 2008, are running a library for children…
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Members of a women’s club at the Harare township of Highfield today. Women for Peace is part of a network of women clubs,…
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click here to listen to workshop recording
first audio media & oral history workshop of the DURBAN SINGS project Feb. 2009…
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Below is a list of artists, cultural producers and organisations who feature in the Sauti Nairobi trailer, each introduced by…
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Ukooflani Mau Mau camp in Dandora/ Nairobi: poster publication of the NO-GO-ZONES audio radio project at hand for talking "slow…
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A Mural at Bavubuka Home
Phenomenal Women is one of the groups and artist collectives who form Bavubuka Foundation. Below is a…
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on-line publications of successive edits
DURBAN SINGS rough radio mix : soundtrack of on-line AV publication (13:45); Jan.…
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Below is a list of artists, cultural producers and organisations who feature in the trailer Dwan Lugulu , each introduced by one…
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