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Akari Wauja and Nathaniel Mann

Verity Sharp hosts a remarkable, improvised collaboration between the renowned indigenous Brazilian musician-storyteller and the composer-singer-sound-artist from Essex.

Nathaniel Mann, a composer, singer, and sound artist from Essex, recently travelled to the Xingu reservation in Brazil to visit the indigenous community, the Wauja. There he met and recorded with renowned musician and storyteller Akari Wauja, whose mission is to keep his culture alive for younger generations, and to draw attention to the plight of the rainforest habitat and its people.

Tonight this remarkable, unique collaboration comes to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Studios in London, for a live session of improvisation and open-form composition, featuring foot bells, bamboo drums, electric bass, and singing. Late Junction is honoured to host Akari Wauja for his first-ever radio performance, on his first trip to Europe.

Elsewhere in the programme we move from the Amazon to London’s Heathrow Airport, as Verity Sharp showcases Kate Carr’s field recordings from under a flight path.

Produced by Jack Howson.
A Reduced Listening Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3.

2 hours

Last on

Fri 24 Jul 2020 23:00

Music Played

  • Otim Alpha

    Tongwen (feat. Leo Palayeng Kenna)

  • Akari Wauja

    Kapojai

  • jaimie branch

    prayer for amerikkka pt. 1 & 2

  • Kate Carr

    Don't You Think You Should Find Out

  • Mary Halvorson & John Dieterich

    Vega's Array

  • Mary Halvorson & John Dieterich

    Vega's Array

  • Akari & Nathaniel Robin Mann

    Hahari

  • Akari, Nathaniel Robin Mann & Yanamakuma Wauja

    Ariranha (Giant Otter)

  • Akari, Nathaniel Robin Mann & Yanamakuma Wauja

    Kuwau (Little Owl)

  • Ian Wellman

    Nitrogen/Woodpeckers

  • Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith

    Homage to the Gurus

  • Nour Sokhon

    Keynote Speaker

    Author: Rashida Sanni. Singer: Cherrelle.
  • Mariam Rezaei

    That Magnificent Colour

    Author: Habon Duale. Singer: Nafisa.
  • Anna Meredith

    Inhale Exhale

  • Stuart Chalmers

    Stuart Chalmers - Part 1

  • Unknown Artist & David Lewiston

    Procession At Pisac

  • David Lewiston & Salvador Palomino

    Suqullay Yamanyawy

  • Pete Fosco

    Variations On Themes For Blind Dogs

  • Karen Dalton

    Katie Cruel

  • Lankum

    Katie Cruel

Broadcasts

  • Fri 25 Oct 2019 23:00
  • Fri 24 Jul 2020 23:00

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