Based on a collective research initiative and exhibition, the book Afrosonica offers a reflection on African and Afro-diasporic sound, published in collaboration with the Museum of Ethnography in Geneva.
By bringing together artists, scholars, and musicians, the book deconstructs Western-centric discourses and approaches to museology and ethnomusicology, while exploring inclusive and renegotiated ways to intersect heritage, technology, and futurism.
Through in-depth conversations, essays, photographs, and artworks, the book invites further investigation into the Afro-diasporic) traces found in various musical phenomena across the globe. It encourages a critical rethinking of how we make sense of these traces through power-balanced and decentralised narratives.
Edited by
Olivier Duport, Madeleine Leclair, Alan Marzo.
Contributions by Ntshepe Tsekere Bopape (Mo Laudi),
Isabel Garcia Gomez,
Abu Qadim Haqq,
Satch Hoyt,
Joseph Kamaru (
KMRU),
Madeleine Leclair,
Bocar Niang,
Pascale Obolo,
Uhuru Phalafala,
Aho Ssan,
Johnathan Watts.
Graphic design: Gabriella Seemann.
published in May 2025
bilingual edition (English / French)
18 x 24,5 cm (hardcover)
164 pages (ill.)
29.00 €
ISBN : 978-2-9569677-7-4
EAN : 9782956967774
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