ENG: During a working meeting with Conservación Amazónica-ACEAA on Monday, I received the proof copy of my photobook. We’re almost there—what an exciting time! The book will be published in Spanish in a limited print edition, and it will also be available digitally in both English and Spanish on the ACEAA homepage. Simultaneously, we are […]
Category: Publications
Climate Change and Musical Bamboos
ENG: I am happy to announce the publication of a chapter in Sara Beimdieke and Julian Caskel’s (2025) edited volume on Music and Climate Change. Thanks to the editors for including my chapter into the edited volume. In this article, I have analyzed the effects of land-use changes and deforestation-related bamboo habitat loss. The Andean […]
Chapter for Music & Sustainability Edited Volume
ENG: Currently, I’m dedicating time to writing manuscripts for various publications. For instance, Silke Lichtenberg and I have completed the manuscript for our collaborative chapter on applied and transdisciplinary research in the context of natural resource use and sustainability in musical instrument making. As a teaser, I share the preliminary introduction with you. I extend […]
First Impressions of Photobook
ENG: I would like to share some initial impressions of the photobook I am currently working on in collaboration with Conservación Amazónica – ACEAA. I am extremely grateful to Gabriel Fernandez for the highly productive work sessions we’ve had so far. Lets keep working! ESP: Me gustaría compartir algunas impresiones iniciales del libro de fotografías […]
New Publication in Contrapunto 4(4) Bolivia
ENG: Thanks to Aaron Allen for giving me this interesting interview about sustainability, interdiscipilnary, and activism in ecomusicology. This interview is published in a bilingual version (English/Spanish) in the current volume of Contrapunto. Revista de Musicología del Programa de Licenciautra en Música of the UMSS University in Cochabamba. ESP: Gracias a Aaron Allen por darme […]
New Publication in IJHS
ENG: Please find a new publication of mine in the International Journal of Heritage Studies about musical bamboos, environmental sustainability and the ecological implications of the intentions to declare highland flute making as Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. ESP: La revista International Journal of Heritage Studies publicó un nuevo artículo mío […]
SEM Newsletter Photo Story
ENG: I extend my heartfelt thanks to Sonia Gaind-Krishnan, the newsletter editor of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), for publishing my photo story, “The Musical Veins of the Zongo Valley and the Sound Voice of its Panpipe Bamboo.” I am delighted to share more images to complement this SEM-NL Photo Story here. ESP: Extiendo mi […]
¡El StoryMap ahora en Español!
ENG: Ready for tomorrow’s presentation at the Ecology Institute of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés: The StoryMap now in Spanish! ESP: Listo para la presentación de mañana en el Instituto de Ecología de la Universidad Mayor de San Andrés: ¡El StoryMap ahora en Español! Haz click para ver el StoryMap
Preliminary Checklist of Musical Bamboos
ENG: The National Herbarium of La Paz supports a preliminary checklist of musical bamboos of highland and lowland Bolivia. The reason for publishing the letter and checklist is related to conservation efforts and the Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) project of Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, Museo de Historia Natural Noell Kempf Mercado and Fundación Amigos […]
New Publication in Ecomusicology Review
ENG: Thanks to Aaron Allen for supporting the publication of a current research report with an interactive ArcGIS Story Map. The research report can be accessed through the Ecomusicology Review homepage. ESP: Gracias a Aaron Allen por apoyar la publicación de un actual informe de investigación con un ArcGIS Story Map interactivo. Pueden revisar el […]
The Musical Bamboos of the Bolivian Andes 