ENG: In March, I reviewed some bamboo flutes from the collection at the Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore (MUSEF) in La Paz. I examined several qantu phukuna and jach’a sikuri panpipes that were crafted in December 2007 by a luriri from Walata Grande, who used the renowned chhalla from the Zongo Valley. Some of […]
3preguntas@HenrySpiller
ENG: For the march interview in 3preguntas@, I am happy to invite Henry Spiller. Henry Spiller is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Music at the University of California, Davis (here). His research focuses on Sundanese music and dance from West Java, Indonesia, and on issues of gender and sexuality in music. His most recent […]
Advances in Collaboration with Conservación Amazónica – ACEAA
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 […]
3preguntas@ElizabethClendinning&IndraSadguna
ENG: For the next interview in 3preguntas@, I am delighted to present Elizabeth Clendinning and Indra Sadguna. Elizabeth A. Clendinning is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Music at Wake Forest University (USA), where she teaches courses in global and popular music and directs the university’s Balinese gamelan ensemble. Her research engages with transnational […]
Workshop with Silke Lichtenberg
ENG: As part of my project, I will be organizing several workshops in 2025 that focus on various aspects of natural resource use and sustainability in musical instrument making. At the end of January, I hosted the first workshop of this series with Silke Lichtenberg. In her workshop, titled “Cultural-Ecological Systems: Linking Musical Instrument Making, […]
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 […]
Chhalla Sourcing Region: Alto Beni
ENG: Alto Beni is not only one of the municipalities of Caranavi province (La Paz department) but also defines a natural geographic area (broader ecoregion), partially integrated within the departments of La Paz, Cochabamba, and Beni. It is situated in the syncline valley of the mid-course of the Beni River (called Alto Beni or Mosetén […]
3preguntas@GérardBorras
ENG: In 2025 I am going to start a new interview series called 3preguntas@, in which I ask bamboo musicians and scholars to answer three questions related to their works and the world of the Musical Bamboos of the Bolivian Andes and beyond. I am delighted to have the first session with Gérard Borras, who […]
Bow Story Scrollytelling and MusEcology Tool
ENG: Over the past year, I have actively collaborated with Silke Lichtenberg, a violin maker and environmental resource manager. Together, we organized the MMM conference and are currently preparing several manuscripts for joint publications. These include the MMM conference proceedings/edited volume on natural resource use and sustainability in musical instrument making, a chapter about applied […]
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 […]
The Musical Bamboos of the Bolivian Andes 