'Memories of Zahrah' is a tribute to a young Lebanese immigrant, Zahrah Jahjah El Haouli, who left her homeland, in 1948, to stay permanently in Brazil, where she lived, raised her children, and died, in 1998. Her voice, fragile as a result of advanced disease, is more than a verbal language vehicle, it is a channel for affection, remembrances of her life, marked by much loss, pain, suffering, but surmounted by the joys experienced as she built her family and life in a new country. The soundscapes used in the piece were conceived by the authors, based on information obtained from the places of origin.
Janete El Haouli (Cambé, 1955) a musician, sound/radio artist, cultural producer and researcher with an emphasis on experimentation of radiophonic media, experimentation of voice and sound poetry, listening and soundscapes in creation processes. Graduation in Music. Master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Ph.D. in Arts/Radio (University of São Paulo - USP). Professor at the State University of Londrina/UEL, Department of Music and Theater (1981-2011). She developed commissioned radio creation projects for WDR in Cologne and for DeutschlandRadio Berlin, amongst others. Her research on the voice of Demetrio Stratos has reached international prominence where she has and she published the book Demetrio Stratos: In Search of Voice-Music in Italy, in Brazil and in Mexico.
José Augusto Mannis (São Paulo, 1958) is a composer, electroacoustic performer, sound designer, faculty member, researcher. His repertoire covers a variety of musical genres and styles: electroacoustic, instrumental, music for video, theatre, radio art, and multi-media installations. His music is characterized by one overriding factor: sound and musical gesture as are essential concerns. As a performer of electroacoustic music, he has worked with Ensemble L’Itineraire (France), Ensemble Antidogma (Turin), Grupo Círculo (Madrid), Duo-Diálogos (Brazil) and INA-GRM. He is a professor at the University of Campinas (Arts Institute / UNICAMP) in Brazil, and his research includes music digital library, music cataloging and the development of acoustical research in room acoustics, bioacoustics and sound engineering for recording, musical performance, sound art and immersive listening.
credits
from Make it Heard - Vol. 3,
track released November 20, 2019
Zahrah Jahjah El Haouli. Picture taken in 1948
Unheard noises, unlikely soundscapes, unknown musics, historical sounds. Berro is a Brazilian netlabel focused on music and
sound you may not hear elsewhere. It is produced by NuSom - Research Center on Sonology.
Berro: portuguese word for scream, roar, howl, moo, scream, shout, yell, cry, gun, iron, scream of despair.
Berro cares about Brazilian art and culture!...more
This rhythm-forward record from Italian producer Markeno allows songs to stretch out to epic length, building more with each minute. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 29, 2022
Improvisational pieces that blossom into moments of melody and cover topics such as “voltage & how certain apples will keep you young.” Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 18, 2023
St Celfer returns with tracks culled from a series of live shows, each one a showcase for his inventive experimentalism. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 26, 2023
On this uncompromising LP, the UK outfit NOISE use haunting drone, hissing static and stark electronics to explore repressed trauma. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 1, 2022
Seattle’s St Celfer returns with four more boundary-breaking electronic compositions sparked with sudden bursts of melody. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 6, 2022