International Library of African Music

Esi siqendu sichaza i-Akonting yase-Senegambia njengenye yezixhobo zase Afrika ezineentambo zokuqala, kunye nenqanawa yomculo yembali emangalisayo yaseGambia. Esi sixhobo sisinyanya sanamhlanje kwizixhobo ezininzi ezineentambo kuquka iBanjo! African Music Activists

Adungu ke ye nngwe ya diletšo tša dithapo tše di kgahlišago kudu tšeo di hwetšwago Afrika. Karolong ye re ahlaahla sebopego se sebotse le sebopego sa seletšo se sa Uganda mola re theeleditše mehlala ya modumo wo se o dirago. African Music Activists

I am an ethnomusicologist and music pedagogue from Rhodes University. My role is to facilitate the interaction between the community and scientists via sound, traditional creative expressions (TCEs) and music. This sonic link has expanded my view of the project as a whole and given me a real understanding of the impact that the IMIsEE project has. Sound is powerful. Sound is knowledge. IMIsEE audi...

Multimedia Storyteller who enjoys listening to stories and telling stories. Shh listen carefully to the oldest storyteller of all time. The sounds of the rocks and the waters, generations of stories. IMIsEE audio postcard sound-scape exhibition

I am a senior scientist at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) in Grahamstown/Makhanda, South Africa. I am the Principal Investigator of the Indigenous Marine Innovations for sustainable Environments and Economies (IMIsEE) Project funded by South Africa’s National Research Foundation. The focus of this research is to use innovative nature-based approaches that can offer op...

I am a Professional Development Program Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) in Grahamstown/Makhanda, South Africa. My research role is to monitor associated marine biodiversity from larval to adult stages aggregating around innovative nature-based structures using remote underwater video (RUV) cameras as well as environmental DNA barcoding....

My current research focuses on assessing metals distribution in coastal environment using the bioindicator species like invertebrates and algae. The intertidal zone as the transition between land and ocean is the ultimate dumping point of chemicals from varying distribution sources like storms and runoffs, sewage deposition, agricultural activities, nearby industries, and harbour-related activitie...

I am a doctoral candidate registered with the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science at Rhodes University. My overall role in this project is to monitor the chemical and physical changes in water, primary productivity measures, and changes in species community structures for food web interactions and successional changes on a spatiotemporal scale. IMIsEE audio postcard sound-scape exhibit...

I am a PhD student registered with Nelson Mandela University, based at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) in Grahamstown/Makhanda, South Africa, with research interests in marine ecology, ecological restoration, and social science. My role in the IMIsEE project is to investigate the potential of imizi to be cultivated by using three different cultivation techniques, and a...

I am a PhD student within the Indigenous Marine Innovations for Sustainable Environments and Economies (IMIsEE) project based at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity and registered at Rhodes University. My current research aims to combine ecological engineering with indigenous cultural innovations and knowledge in finding nature-based alternatives to resolve some of the adverse imp...

I am a PhD student registered through Rhodes University at the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science but based at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB). My involvement in the (IMIsEE) project is to assess the physiological fitness of early life stages of invertebrates, characterise the ambient soundscapes and determine the structural complexity of the surfaces of r...

I am a PhD (Ethnomusicology) candidate at Rhodes University in the Music and Musicology Department, supervised by Dr Boudina McConnachie. My research in the Indigenous Marine Innovations for Sustainable Environments and Economies (IMIsEE) project is focusing on Sacred spaces as living archives: using music and ritual as a lens to remember heritage practices through the lens of Ecomusicology. The s...

I am the Head of seamstress/HR/artist at the Keiskamma Trust. When I was approached I had to learn to weave with imizi grass and have now passed these skills on to the women that I work with. This project is part of the work that my team in Hamburg does. I am proud of each and everyone involved and am an environmental activist using art as my tool. I have travelled the world and represented the KK...

I arrived at this project as a piece worker in 2007. I was interested in sewing and was taught how to do it by Veronica. I now work on the sewing machines, making cushions. At the Keiskamma project, I am involved with the stockroom, the sewing machines, piecemeal work and the Imizi project. IMIsEE audio postcard sound-scape exhibition

I am from Peddie. I started here in 2016. I came here with my friends to look at things they make here, and I was drawn to it because I love art. I enjoyed drawing even before joining this project. Everyone here uses cloth and relies on my drawings on the cloth for their artwork. I associate with this project with the sound of a pencil on the fabric. IMIsEE audio postcard sound-scape exhibition

I was born and raised here in Hamburg. I joined this project because I like sewing. We then joined the IMIsEE project. We use water to make the Imizi wet and often leave it overnight in a wrapped towel to stay soft for us to use the next day. IMIsEE audio postcard sound-scape exhibition

I am from eMantilini. I was unemployed, and my family was struggling financially. A friend of mine suggested that I approach the Keiskamma project to find work. I came here, and I learned a lot. We learned how to sew our life stories into our work. The sounds I associate with this project happened this morning as I was coming here when I walked past a man herding his cows, and he ‘’shouted hey, li...

I was born and grew up here in Hamburg. I have three children and a grandchild. In 2008, I joined this project. I was taught how to sew. I really struggled, but I persisted, and now I can sew. The sounds that I associate with this project are the sounds of my pigs and chickens, as I have to feed them every morning before coming here. IMIsEE audio postcard sound-scape exhibition

I left school in 2007 after I matriculated and then started this project in 2009. I come from a family that struggles financially, and my parents often went fishing to provide for us. I joined this project to try and assist my family financially, and it has made a significant difference back home. I learned how to sew here and I love my work. The sounds I associate with this project are the sounds...

I am a Programme Coordinator in the Community Engagement division of Rhodes University. Community engagement is a core function of universities in South Africa. I am also a PhD candidate in Journalism, Media Studies, and Ethnomusicology at Rhodes University. Joining IMIsEE enabled me to seamlessly blend these two roles by using digital storytelling to explore the potential of community engagement...

I am presently employed as the Communications and Stakeholder Relations Manager at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB). My role in the IMIsEE Project is to provide guidance to ensure that the project embraces the framework of engaged research and the principles of RRI to achieve the impact of cooperation between ‘Science with and for Society’. To do this, one of my main ro...

I am an environmental intern at TNPA, assisting the SAIAB team with all the logistics needed for the research within NMB ports. I also assist with fieldwork as a researcher. The audio contains the sound of the ocean and people. If you listen carefully in some instances, the people are much louder than the waves (ocean). The project aims to enhance biodiversity due to anthropogenic activities by pe...

Currently working as an Environmental Specialist for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), based in the Head Office at Port of Ngqura. For this project I am responsible for assisting with the administration and coordination of the IMIsEE project within the Nelson Mandela Bay Ports since I am responsible for TNPA’s research and development in the Environment and Sustainability department. Lastl...

I am a Rhodes University postgraduate student in the Department of Music and Musicology. In this transdisciplinary project, my task as the Sound Engineer is to facilitate and oversee all audio technical endeavours. I am part of a team that does audio recordings, videography and editing. We explore the relationship between nature, music, and culture and that includes the documenting and preservatio...

At the heart of South Africa's rugged ocean shores, new ways of constructing knowledge are taking shape, inspired by centuries of Indigenous wisdom and the intricate dance between culture and nature. The Indigenous Marine Innovations for Sustainable Environments and Economies (IMIsEE) project represents a collaborative effort to tackle the pressing issues facing our coastal habitats. This trans-di...