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Qawwali music & Sufi devotional trancing:

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Akhiyaan Udeek Diyan (1993)

Rangda/Barong: Balinese Bebuten […]

Welcome to the Women & Religion in Africa research portal. This resource was created by students in REL 163/WGST 116 at the University of Vermont.

The essays posted here provide background information on and […]

In class today we will listen to excerpts from Anne Niemetz and Andrew Pelling’s installation “The Dark Side of the Cell.” For more information about their audio and video recordings/compositions visit the […]

Here are some explanations of the “one drop” pattern that is characteristic of roots reggae.

Drum Lesson: How to Play “One Drop” Watch the interaction between the bass drum (played with the foot) and the snare […]

Listening examples for class on 2/13

IMAGE: Acoustic tribology diagram via NIZO.[/caption]

Are the senses always separate? The condition known as synaesthesia, or the blending of sensations in a given experience, has come up in our discussions […]

In class on January 16 we listened to a snippet of Jacob Kirkegaard’s composition in order to think about what it means to listen, and how hearing is active rather than a passive. More information about the […]

Welcome to the Sound Blog for HCOL 086A–Acoustemologies: Sound/Audition/Knowledge. Here we will collect, create and curate examples of sounds that exemplify, augment, or otherwise enhance our understanding of the […]