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Timbre in Afrological Music Workgroup
Summary | Contact | Overview | Member Interests | Active/envisioned projects
Summary
The goal of this group is to study timbre and orchestration in the music and cultures of Africa and its diaspora.
Workgroup Members
Jason Winikoff, J. Marchand-Knight, Joshua Rosner, Danielle Davis, Chidi Obijiaku
Contact: timbreafrologicalmusic@gmail.com
Overview
Coming soon
Member Interests
Jason Winikoff: timbre & orchestration in Luvale makishi spirit manifestation in Zambia; Sub-Saharan African drum timbre; timbre and orchestration in (jazz) drumset; timbre & culture
J. Marchand-Knight: perception of Blackness and Black vocal timbre in opera; voice & timbre as culture in American rap
Joshua Rosner: jazz arranging/orchestration; big bands/jazz orchestras; timbre & personhood
Danielle Davis: southern hip-hop; record production; Afro-Filipino musical collaboration
Chidi Obijiaku: contemporary music composition; urban sounds as a resource for hybridity in African contemporary music
Active/envisioned projects
Afrological Perspectives on Timbre & Orchestration speaker series
various additional outputs from the speaker series including public scholarship, teaching tools, and summarizing articles
colonialism in opera
influences of language and culture on timbre in South African sopranos
buzz aesthetic in African music
pushing technology for timbral goals
Connect
SLACK Channel
Contact Andre Martins de Oliveira if there are any issues accessing this Slack Channel
