果冻影院

Presented by the 果冻影院 Multimedia Anthropology Laboratory

This is our Mba鈥檈kuaa. Our Technology. You have your Mba鈥檈kuaa, and we have ours
Nhanderu Tadeu, Guarani and Kaiow谩 Shaman.听

How can sound shape planetary futures? Indigenous communities in Brazil understand sound as Mba鈥檈kuaa or technology, which can have powerful effects on the world. In the current global context of biodiversity crisis and ecological collapse, Guarani and Kaiow谩 indigenous shamans are using sound as a tool to dialogue with spirit entities and restore balance with nature.听

Over the last four years, 果冻影院 MAL has been working in partnership with Guarani and Kaiow谩 communities to explore how different sound technologies can be brought into dialogue. Through a series of collaborative projects, we have explored how Guarani and Kaiow谩 concepts of sound can help rethink contemporary innovations in sound technology, while experimenting with the ways that contemporary sound technologies can be used in Guarani and Kaiow谩 ritual practice.听

This October, Guarani and Kaiow谩 elders will be visiting the UK to co-host a series of events, including musical performances, panel discussions, practical workshops and immersive sound installations. These events will showcase the work we have developed together, while inviting UK researchers, musicians and creative practitioners to join Guarani and Kaiow谩 community leaders in key dialogues on the role of sound in collaborative planetary futures.听

The event programme will kick off with an opening ceremony and an evening of musical performances on Wednesday 9th of October at The Bloomsbury Theatre, where Guarani and Kaiow谩 elders will perform a sacred shamanic chanting ritual to 鈥楥ool the Earth鈥� and restore ecological balance. Throughout the evening, Guarani and Kaiow谩 shamans will be joined by a series of musical collaborators, including Indigenous rapper Kelvin Mbaret锚, Indigenous DJ and music producer Scott Hill, UK electronic music producer Youth and other special guests.

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