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From Fridolin to the Digital Age – The Visual Anthropology of Ethnomusicology

A symposium on practice-based research on music around the world

Aarhus | Denmark | June 1-2 | 2017

9 September 2016 - 5.00 p.m.
ERSU Hall - Corso V.Emanuele 68
CAGLIARI

Upcoming events: 9-12-13-15-16-17 September 2016

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In memory of Adamu Billai 25th October 2014 Uta Background material >

In memory of Beniaminu Palmas, the Little Player Saturday 23 November 2013 5.00p.m. Casa della Cultura Via Giulio Cesare Monserrato

PROGRAMME

Welcome introduction from
Giovanni Argiolas, Mayor of Monserrato;
Marco Asunis, Culture Councillor, Monserrato;
Tilde Cabras, grandchild of Beniamino Palmas;

Featured speakers:
Dante Olianas, "Palmas in the musical scene of last century Sardinia";
Michele Deiana, "Photographs and biography of Palmas";
Umberto Cao, "The relationship between Danish anthropologist Bentzon and his informer Beniamino Palmas”;
Luciano Montisci, "Instrument analysis and the rationale for their restoration";
Graziano Montisci, "Organology and construction methodology of Palmas's launeddas " and "Sound characteristics of Palmas's launeddas".

A launeddas concert will be given after the speeches, featuring: Graziano Montisci, Gianluca Piras, Michele Deiana.

Also, the original launeddas by Beniamino Palmas together with photos depicting him with anthropologist Andreas Bentzon.

FREE ENTRY

Event organised under the patronage of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia and in collaboration with the Province of Cagliari.

Launeddas: the story of a re-discovered film.

Saturday, 28 September, from 3.30 p.m., "Su Mulinu" Archaeological Museum in Villanovafranca hosted a conference featuring Umberto Cao, discussing Danish anthropologist Andreas Fridolin W. Bentzon, and Dante Olianas, reporting the events that led to the discovery of the films and the editing of the documentary entitled "Is launeddas: the music of the Sardinians".

"Su Mulinu" Archaeological Museum in Villanovafranca – Umberto Cao conference

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