ENG: In the past, Bolivian highland flute makers personally sourced their musical bamboos by embarking on trips with pack animal caravans, traveling along pre-Hispanic trails in the La Paz Department (such as Sillutinkara, Choro, and Takesi). These journeys allowed them to maintain spiritual connections with mountain guardians and inherently limited the quantity of bamboo they […]
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 […]
Final Programme MMM-Conference
ENG: Silke and I look forward to welcoming many interested people to our MMM conference on Friday, October 18th. Please find the final program below, along with the Zoom link for attending the conference online. ESP: Silke y yo esperamos dar la bienvenida a muchas personas interesadas en nuestra conferencia MMM el viernes 18 de […]
Presentation at 26th CHIME Conference
ENG: Many thanks to my colleague, Dr. Yongfei Du, for inviting me to participate in the 26th CHIME Conference on Sustainability and Chinese Music. As a representative of the Center for World Music (CWM), I am excited to share insights on musical bamboos, applied ecomusicology, and my current research project. You can find more details […]
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 […]
Accepted Papers for MMM Conference
ENG: We received an overwhelming number of abstracts for our upcoming “Music Making Materials (MMM)” conference in October, and it was a pleasure to review such a diversity of interesting proposals. Selecting abstracts was a challenging task, but we are excited to announce those chosen for inclusion in the MMM conference. Below, you will find […]
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 […]
Los Luriris (Photo Gallery)
ENG: These are photos of some of my highland flute maker friends. I will update the gallery with new images throughout the course of my project. ESP: Son fotos de algunos de mis amigos luriris. Actualizaré la galería con nuevas imágenes a lo largo del proyecto. Andrés Mamani (†) (El Alto) Antonio Mamani (La Paz) […]
Musical Bamboos in PN y ANMI Cotapata
ENG: We are making progress with the inclusion of musical bamboos and their sustainable use in the management plan for Cotapata National Park and Integrated Natural Management Area (PN y ANMI Cotapata). This is a significant step toward acknowledging the ancestral use of these bamboo species in a region where natural resources were historically accessed […]
The Musical Bamboos of the Bolivian Andes 