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Tomorrow we end what has been an incredible 3 weeks in South Africa with a very special intimate show at @flamestudiosnpc. Please join us at 8pm if you are in Jozi. Big shout outs to @altblkcontinua @_studio_176.

APPLICATIONS FOR ONEBEAT 11 AND 12 ARE NOW OPEN! OneBeat 11&12 will convene 50 musicians (ages 19-35) from up to 50 countries and territories in two residencies: April–May 2023 and September–October 2023. Accepted OneBeat Fellows will meet in the U.S. for one month to collaboratively write, produce, and perform original music, and develop strategies for arts-based social engagement. Selected Fellows and Alternates will be notified by January 2023. Apply at: https://onebeat11-12.fsn-apply.org/ OneBeat is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, & produced by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation.

Rockaway Music Live Series - Underground System at The Rockaway Hotel (05/12)!

✨NYC Show Alert: TOMORROW, the free Rockaway Music Live Series returns with a performance from the infectiously energising group Underground System at The Rockaway Hotel + Spa in Queens. Check out this message from band member Domenica❤️‍🔥 Rockaway Music Live is a curated roster of powerhouse performers co-curated by Found Sound Nation and Majel Connery. Performances include pre-show cocktails and an evening hosted by Connery. Doors - 8pm Ticket: https://bit.ly/3NTQXOr

The last of our collaborative releases with Beirut’s @thawrarecords is out now. The two track Baada ab EP comes with a beautiful video by director @adamjammal for “Bi Kheir”. It’s been a privilege to build upon connections made through our @onebeatlebanon program last summer and see the continued evolution of this talented crew. Many thanks to @etyenmusic for pushing this project forward through during difficult times in Lebanon. Link in our bio to watch the full video / listen to the EP. ‘What does Beirut feel like in this age of madness? Crisis upon crisis, blow after blow.... economic collapse, oppressed uprising, global pandemic, world-scale explosion, I think we've become a bit numb. And a bit mad, ourselves.’ Bi Kheir”, meaning “I’m okay”, captures the voices of the survivors in the few moments after the explosion, recounting each of the first conversations that the band members had with family and friends after surviving one of the largest non-nuclear explosion in human history. The looming question is “am I really okay?”. Featuring @mayssajallad @omeia @dani.shukri @Ezrat @microwave.blues Produced by @Ezrat Mix & Mastering @christopherbotta

Streaming part two of the Street Studio India public presentation today 11:15am EDT // 8:45pm IST! Featuring @flux.vortex and 9 US and India-based producers of Street Studio India share the unique music projects they’ve undertaken in collaboration with communities in their respective regions. Tune in on Twitch (link in bio): https://www.twitch.tv/streetstudioindia - Street Studio India is a project of the NYC-based arts organization Found Sound Nation in collaboration with producers Sandunes (Sanaya Ardeshir) and Half Waif (Nandi Rose), and is supported by the American Embassy New Delhi (@usembassyindia). Video edited by @short___round.

Street Studio India - Join The Livestream!

Happening now at 11:15am EDT // 8:45pm IST! Ten US and India-based producers of Street Studio India share the unique music projects they’ve undertaken in collaboration with communities in their respective regions. Tune in on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/streetstudioindia - Street Studio India is a project of the NYC-based arts organization Found Sound Nation in collaboration with producers Sandunes (Sanaya Ardeshir) and Half Waif (Nandi Rose), and is supported by the American Embassy New Delhi. Video edited by Jishnu Guha

This Thursday & Friday, you’re invited to join ten US and India-based producers of Street Studio India for a special live event on Twitch! Listen, watch, and learn about the unique music projects they’ve undertaken in collaboration with their communities. Thursday + Friday April 28 + 29 11:15am EDT // 8:45pm IST LINK : https://www.twitch.tv/streetstudioindia In April 2022, Street Studio India brought together socially-engaged producers based in India and the U.S. for a collaborative exchange program centered around the “street studio” -- a methodology developed by Found Sound Nation that takes the basic elements of the music studio to a public place, making the process accessible to anyone in the surrounding community. Over the course of 5 weeks, Street Studio India producers shared production skills, innovated on the street studio methodology, and led independent projects in their respective regions to create original collaborative tracks. Street Studio India is a project of the NYC-based arts organization Found Sound Nation in collaboration with producers Sandunes (Sanaya Ardeshir) and Half Waif (Nandi Rose), and is supported by the American Embassy New Delhi. 🔥 Graphic by Nikhil Kaul

We are excited to announce the return of our in-person OneBeat US residency this Spring (April 18th - May 9th) at The Atlantic Center for The Arts, FL. This ninth edition of OneBeat US will bring together 21 diverse artists from 12 countries & territories to explore the theme of Sonic Imaginaries. In her research, pioneering musician Pauline Oliveros, described the tendency for contemporary culture to prioritize visual over aural spheres—even in our imagination. As a new fellowship of OneBeat artists comes together, we will ask them to explore the sound of imagination and prioritize their “mind’s ear”, a distinctive under-researched form of self-knowledge and possibility. This is a unique moment in time that has many emerging from pandemic isolation while others recede into new forms of isolation caused by conflict and threats to free expression. This cohort of OneBeat Fellows will enter spaces of collaboration that allow their aural imaginations to freely share diverse perspectives and imagine new sonic futures together. In the past ten years of the program we have seen the OneBeat mission become a reality, far beyond our initial expectations. As we celebrate a decade of the OneBeat program, we are so pleased and honored to welcome a new cohort to our vibrant, growing OneBeat community! Learn more about the cohort on our OneBeat 9 program page: https://1beat.org/program/onebeat-9/

Happy Ramadan — it’s been so inspiring to come together this week and help raise $35,000 for our friend, brother and collaborator Chakib Bouzidi! We’re close to reaching our goal and Chakib and our team thank you for all your amazing energy and support so far 🖤 much appreciation also to Lamia Lazrak for putting together this short trailer from @onebeatsahara. Please keep sharing and help us with this final push to raise the rest of the funds needed for Chakib’s immunotherapy treatment. Every donation means so much. For those outside of Algeria, please consider donating via the GoFundMe link: https://gofund.me/d986e0da If you are based in Algeria and would like to contribute (𝗖𝗖𝗣 account): 𝟏𝟐𝟒𝟓𝟐 𝟏𝟗 𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝟒𝟖 € 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 account RIB: 𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟐 𝟑𝟏𝟐 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟑𝟔𝟔𝟑𝟖 𝟐𝟒 REDOUANE OTSMANE

A collaboration between Beirut-based singer-songwriter Mayssa Jallad & Syrian musician & producer Khaled Allaf, “Madina min Baeed” is the first of the co-release series by Thawra Records & Found Sound Nation. In just three days, the single comes out with a music video by award-winning filmmaker Ely Dagher. A singer, songwriter, activist and local main-stay in the music and arts scene, Mayssa Jallad has risen to prominence through her outstanding songwriting, breathtaking vocal performances and engaging lyricism, which deal with the highly personal as well as the political, achieving notable success, whether solo or through her Indie band Safar. Jallad presents her unwavering artistry yet again in Madina min Baeed, teaming up with Syrian prolific Oud player, electronic artist and producer, Khaled Allaf. With this work, Allaf showcases class and a refined electronic composition & production that is at once minimal, and yet teeming with texture & depth. Expertly delivering the goods, the pair aurally paint an accurate picture of the uneasy Beirut air, and create an enchanting & entrancing piece, which at first glance may seem flirtatious and inviting, while in truth, captures the tired voice of a city on the brink.' Single Artwork by Ely Dagher

Call for Musicians & Sound Artists: OneBeat Virtual 2022!

Have you started your application for our digital residency, OneBeat Virtual 2022? Musicians & sound artists ages 19-35 from eligible countries are welcome to apply. The call closes on February 11th. Apply here: https://onebeatvirtual2022.fsn-apply.org/ OneBeat is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, & produced by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation. __ Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State #1beatmusic #culturaldiplomacy #exchangeourworld

OneBeat is accepting applications for OneBeat Virtual 2022! During this 8-week period, Fellows will investigate new forms of virtual collaboration, and work together to write, produce, and perform new musical works. Check out this beautiful piece of cross-continental collaboration that took place in last year's OneBeat Virtual residency, featuring quena player Carla Derpic (Bolivia), dutar player Sodirkhon Ubaidulloev (Tajikistan), producer & pianist Ryke (Philippines), and NAVTAR player & composer, Vishnu R (India).💫 Start your application at https://onebeatvirtual2022.fsn-apply.org/! Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State #1beatmusic Found Sound Nation

Found Sound México presenta: Semilla Son Urbano

This is the second concert in a series for Found Sound México, a two-month program for Mexican musicians to develop community music projects and exchange strategies for socially engaged music practice. December 2nd, 8PM EST Alongside Semilla group, Sergio Medrano will present an educational concert about traditional Son Jarocho Music. Semilla Son Urbano is a musical group from Mexico City, which bases its arrangements and compositions on traditional Son Jarocho music from the Mexican state of Veracruz. This concert will be an overview of the instrumentation used in this music, how the instruments are played and fabricated, which are the ways this music is danced and how the sones are classified. This will be a brief introduction to traditional jarocho culture. About Sergio Medrano: Sergio Medrano is a composer, producer, arranger and multi instrumentalist. He holds a double bass degree from Escuela Superior de Música and has performed at a large number of international festivals such as Cervantino, Womex, Ollin Kan, Ruido Fest and Alfonso Ortiz Tirado. He has also performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA and the Atrium at Lincoln Center, NY, with the band Ampersan. He has participated in the recording of numerous film scores, including COCO by Pixar with Grupo Mono Blanco and Tesoros by Maria Novaro with Ampersan. Sergio has toured extensively, performing in France, Portugal, Canada, Denmark, Italy, USA and Colombia. The past four years, he has collaborated on educational programs for environmental sustainability through art. Locations of this program have included the northern mountains of Jalisco - with the indigenous wixarika group-, Yucatán -with indigenous mayan groups- and Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila. These programs have achieved a multicultural exchange through the different musical genres of each region. For more information on Found Sound México, head to https://www.foundsoundnation.org/

Show love for Found Sound Nation on this Giving Tuesday! And Tuesday can turn into Giving Wednesday. Donations given this week will go to support Mosaic: Memories, which weaves together stories, songs, memories, rituals and longing -- often gone unheard -- that have helped countless cultures cross thresholds of loss & exile. Your support will help bring this work back to some of the communities where several of these conversations took place in Central Appalachia. https://www.foundsoundnation.org/donate

Found Sound Mexico: Live!

Tonight at 8pm EST, we present a concert in which @miguelitodionisio shares traditional music from the Zapotec region of Oaxaca, performed by the wind band he has been working with for the past months. This concert is the first of our series for @foundsoundmexico, a two-month program for Mexican musicians to develop community music projects and exchange strategies for socially engaged music practice. Find the streaming link in our bio! 🎶 @usembassymex

Jenn Del Tambó & Orito Cantora, “Bullerengue para un Ángel" - GEF Music Collective

Jenn del Tambó is a virtuosic percussionist dedicated to the art of traditional music of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Here, she performs "Bullerengue Para un Ángel" with Orito Cantora in Barranquilla, Colombia. This marks the final video in the GEF Music Collective series, produced by FSN for Generation Equality Forum's 2021 global gathering in Paris, France. DEDICATION In loving memory of Fermina Maria Cerro de Lascano - 101 años dando amor al prójimo a ojos cerrados. Gracias por tanto Abuela amada. Jenn del Tambó & Orito Cantora Featuring Jenn del Tambó - Tambor Alegre and Udú Orito Cantora - Vocals Stefani Cotera - Caller and Vocals Diomedes Meza - Calabash and Vocals Argemiro Campo - Clave and Vocals Moraima Pérez - Dancer Cinematographer - Maria Catalina Sandoval | Videorganica Second Camera - Jonathan Edery | Videorganica Live Sound Recording - Juan Sebastian Bastos Creative Direction & Editing - Christopher Marianetti Assistant Editor - Daniel Mejiá Produced by Kyla-Rose Smith Filmed and Recorded on location in Barranquilla, Colombia at the home of Mrs. Fermina Cerro de Lascano Music - Bullerengue Para un Ángel by Grace Lascano & Orito Cantora Mixed & Mastered by Christopher Botta A Found Sound Nation Production © 2021 Found Sound Nation. All rights reserved. UN Women Forum Génération Egalité

Jenn del Tambó Portrait - GEF Music Collective

Colombian percussionist Jenn del Tambó co-founded Red de Tamboreras, an all-female collective of percussionists in Colombia, that advocates for women’s empowerment and gender equality through drumming. This is the final portrait in a series of videos that premiered at this summer’s 2021 Generation Equality Forum's global gathering in Paris, France. -- Featuring Jenn del Tambó & LiLu Mariana Meza Cotera as young Jenn Cinematographer - Mike Coneo Second Camera - José de la Cruz & Jefferson Arteaga Drone Operator - Mike Coneo Creative Direction & Editing - Christopher Marianetti Assistant Editor - Daniel Mejiá Story Assistance - Alexia Webster | Jacob Blumberg Production Assistance - Simone Bridges Archival Footage from Jenn del Tambó + Red de Tamboreras Produced by Kyla-Rose Smith Filmed and Recorded on location in Palenque & Tubará Sound Design by Kike Milmarias Bejarano Rivera & Found Sound Nation Mixed + Mastered by Christopher Botta Special thanks to Maestro Luthier y Artesano Marco Martinez | Maestra Orito Contora | Maestro Franklin Hernández and his youth drum school "Famia Ri Tabalá" for having us, and sharing their ancestral sounds. © 2021 Found Sound Nation. All rights reserved. UN Women Forum Génération Egalité

Our fourth GEF Music Collective portrait features Sanaya Ardeshir, a.k.a Sandunes, who creates rhythmic meditations informed by the natural world around her. This video, produced by Found Sound Nation, premiered at the 2021 Generation Equality Forum's global gathering this summer in Paris, France. -- Featuring Sandunes Cinematographer - Shelly Sharma Co-Director - Taira Malaney Sound Recording - Krishna Jhaveri Line-Producer - Nikita Mamik Creative Direction & Editing - Christopher Marianetti Story Assistance - Alexia Webster | Jacob Blumberg Production Assistance - Simone Bridges Produced by Kyla-Rose Smith Filmed and recorded on location in Nerul, Goa Additional Footage - Sanaya Ardeshir, Krishna Jhaveri & Krish Makhija filmed on location in Colva, Goa Sound Design by Found Sound Nation Mixed + Mastered by Jeremy Thal A Found Sound Nation Production © 2021 Found Sound Nation. All rights reserved. UN Women Forum Génération Egalité

Sandunes: “Nora's House" & "All Is Well” (ft. Poetra Asantewa) - GEF Music Collective Performance

Sandunes, is a composer, producer and pianist from Mumbai, India. She performs "Nora's House" and teams up with Ghanaian poet & songstress Poetra Asantewa to present "All is Well". This video was seen at Generation Equality Forum's 2021 global gathering this summer in Paris, France. Sandunes featuring Poetra Asantewa Cinematographer - Shelly Sharma Second Camera - Sehran Mohsin Co-Director - Taira Malaney Live Sound Recording - Krishna Jhaveri Line-Producer - Nikita Mamik Creative Direction & Editing - Christopher Marianetti Assistant Editor - Daniel Mejiá Produced by Kyla-Rose Smith Filmed and Recorded on location in Nerul, Goa Music - Nora's House by Sandunes feat Poetra Asantewa performing All is Well Sound Design by Found Sound Nation Mixed & Mastered by Christopher Botta A Found Sound Nation Production UN Women Forum Génération Egalité

Kasiva Mutua "Uhai" - GEF Music Collective

TED Speaker, The Nile Project artist, OneBeat Fellow... Kasiva continues to inspire us. We had the honor of to producing the Kenyan percussionist's performance for this year's Generation Equality Forum in Paris, France. Cinematographer - Greg Alusa Second Camera - Dennis Kinge Live Sound Recording - Alex Ndaka Creative Direction & Editing - Christopher Marianetti Assistant Editors - Jonathan Vitagliano | Daniel Mejiá Produced by Kyla-rose Smith Filmed and recorded on location in Nairobi, Kenya Additional Sound Design by Sandunes Mixed + Mastered by Christopher Botta A Found Sound Nation Production © 2021 Found Sound Nation. All rights reserved. UN Women Forum Génération Egalité

Kasiva Mutua, a powerhouse drummer and champion for women in her country, has been creating safe and supportive spaces to empower women through music in Kenya. Our profile of her was produced for the Generation Equality Forum's 2021 global gathering in Paris, France. Featuring Kasiva + MOTRA MUSIC Cinematographer: Greg Alusa Creative Direction + Editing: Christopher Marianetti Second Editor: Jonathan Vitagliano | Daniel Mejiá Story Assistance - Alexia Webster | Jacob Blumberg | Nyokabi Kariũki Production Assistance - Simone Bridges Produced by Kyla-rose Smith Filmed and recorded on Location in Nairobi, Kenya Music: Mabomba Dance (feat Kasiva Mutua), from Wolf Müller Meets The Nile Project El Atardecer Viene Al Reves by Angélica Negrón, from Suites for A Broken Orchestra Sigalagala by The Nile Project Sound Design by Found Sound Nation Mixed + Mastered by Christopher Botta Special thanks to The Kenya Conservatoire of Music A Found Sound Nation Production © 2021 Found Sound Nation. All rights reserved.

Accra-based poet, songstress and entrepreneur Poetra Asantewa performs “*.SHOOT” as part of our GEF Music Collective series, produced by FSN for Generation Equality Forum's 2021 global gathering in Paris, France. Poetra Asantewa featuring Ria Boss Cinematographer - Henry Desouza Nelson Second Camera - Mohammed-Hanif Abdul Gaffer - Alex Ahenfo Live Sound Recording - Joshua Adjeman Creative Direction & Editing - Christopher Marianetti Produced by Found Sound Nation Shot on Location at Tessa Anum Ave - Rania Odaymat's Garden Poem by Poetra Asantewa Sound Design by Found Sound Nation Mixed & Mastered by Christopher Botta A Found Sound Nation Production © 2021 Found Sound Nation. All rights reserved. UN Women Forum Génération Egalité

Poetra Asantewa Portrait - GEF Music Collective

Our second GEF Music Collective portrait features acclaimed poet, songstress and entrepreneur Poetra Asantewa, founder of Black Girls Glow. This work premiered at this summer’s 2021 Generation Equality Forum's global gathering in Paris, France. Featuring Poetra Asantewa Cinematographer - Henry Desouza Nelson Second Camera - Mohammed-Hanif Abdul Gaffer - Alex Ahenfo Creative Direction & Editing - Christopher Marianetti Story Assistance - Alexia Webster, Jacob Blumberg Production Assistance - Simone Bridges Produced by Kyla-rose Smith Filmed and recorded on location in The Diaka Family Home, Adukrom, Ghana Sound Design by Nyokabi Kariũki and Found Sound Nation Mixed + Mastered by Chris Botta © 2021 Found Sound Nation. All rights reserved. UN Women Forum Génération Egalité

Dumama "Pushing Portals" - GEF Music Collective

Dumama is an artist, performer and sonic researcher working with a collective of transdisciplinary artists. This performance was filmed live at the Raptor Room in Cape Town, South Africa and produced as part of the 2021 Generation Equality Forum. Featuring Dumama | Denise Onen | Kamil Hassim | Jannous Aukema Directed by Sara CF de Gouveia Cinematography - Sara CF de Gouveia | Gray Kotzé | Gcobisa Yako Gaffer - Gray Kotzé Creative Direction & Editing - Christopher Marianetti Assistant Editor - Daniel Mejiá Live Sound Recording - Barend van der Walt Video Art & Projection - blk banaana Make-Up - Luyanda Bennie Produced by Kyla-rose Smith Filmed and recorded on location at The Raptor Room | Cape Town, South Africa Mixed + Mastered by Christopher Botta All music by Dumama Special thanks to The Muthaship Landing | Raptor Room | Pure Mkhize | Ayanda Duma | Madosini | Concerts SA A Found Sound Nation Production © 2021 Found Sound Nation. All rights reserved. UN Women

Dumama Portrait - GEF Music Collective

Our first in a series of films produced as part of the 2021 Generation Equality Forum, a portrait of Cape Town-based artist and sonic researcher Dumama. Featuring Dumama Julie Nxadi | Duduetsang Lamola | Ayanda Duma | Nandi Jakuja | Purity Zinhle Mkhize | Naledi Mkhize Loyiso Qoboshiyana | Manyaku Mashilo | Mmakhotso Lamola | Qondiswa James | Denise Onen | Madosini Latozi Mpahleni Cinematographer - Sara CF de Gouveia Second Camera - Gcobisa Gee Yako & Gray Kotzé Creative Direction & Editing - Christopher Marianetti Assistant Editor - Daniel Mejiá Story Assistance - Alexia Webster | Jacob Blumberg | Kyla-rose Smith Production Assistance - Simone Bridges Produced by Kyla-rose Smith Filmed and recorded on location in Cape Town, South Africa Music The Edge with Boombaye, from OneBeat Mixtape 2018: Saturn Sound Design by Nyokabi Kariũki & Found Sound Nation Mixed + Mastered by Christopher Botta A Found Sound Nation Production © 2021 Found Sound Nation. All rights reserved. UN Women

Over the years, Found Sound Nation has been fortunate to work with a robust network of artist leaders from around the globe. So many of these artists are leading transformational work in gender equity -- empowering women, girls, female-identifying and non-binary voices in every region of the world. This work is central to Found Sound Nation’s mission and reflective of our belief in collaborative music and sound creation as a way to build stronger and healthier communities. Next week, we’re excited to share a series of performances and artist profiles by 5 talented musicians, produced as part of the 2021 Generation Equality Forum, which recognizes the value of presenting perspectives and approaches to gender equity work from around the world. Stay tuned for more starting Monday! UN Women Forum Génération Egalité Sandunes Poetra Asantewa Jenn del Tambó / Tamborera Dumama Kasiva

Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! In the latest episode of The OneBeat Podcast, Pierce Freelon shares his fascinating journey from being a socially engaged musician to a musically engaged policy-maker.💫 Listen on: Our Podcast Page via Simplecast: https://bit.ly/3iq6BTI Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3xr1tTM Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jpY96q #ListenLocalHearGlobal #1beatmusic #exchangeourworld Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State

From a game of musical telephone ☎️ to introspective conversations about radio📻 from multiple cultural perspectives, the final OneBeat Virtual Concert was filled with music, collaboration, and friendship — a perfect way to close out the first ever OneBeat Virtual residency! Congratulations to all OneBeat Virtual Fellows for all the inspiring art created during this period, and a shoutout to our OneBeat Facilitators for their work behind the scenes. Enjoy this clip from today's show, featuring Ivana Bandalo (Croatia), Marcioz (Brazil), John Owen (Philippines), and Amy Reid (Baltimore, MD). #ExchangeOurWorld #CulturalDiplomacy Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State U.S. Embassy Zagreb Embaixada EUA Brasil / US Embassy Brazil U.S. Embassy in the Philippines