Mark Gergis (Sublime Frequencies) will be presenting a lecture in the<i> Memorabilia. Collecting Sounds with... </i>lecture series on his sound collection<i>. </i><i>Memorabilia. Collecting Sounds with... </i>is<i> </i>a Ràdio Web MACBA documentary series which is being presented this spring in a prospective
conference/listening format.<br><b><br>Mark Gergis<br>Thursdat 28 April, at 9 pm, MACBA Auditorium, free admission<br></b><br>
Linked to record label Sublime Frequencies, Mark Gergis is an expert in
popular and folk music from Syria, Iraq, Cambodia and Thailand, spanning
from the mid-twentieth century to the present. This talk offers some of
his cultural, logistic and esoteric reflections on collecting music in
the Middle East and South East Asia, the importance of format, the
relevance of collecting objects from other cultures, as well as other
sociological aspects relating to the practice of music collecting in
developing countries.
<br><br><b>Teaser Memorabilia lecture series ☞ 7 favorites from William Mark Gergis's sound collection: </b><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="2">MP3<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/f8ATyS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="twitter-timeline-link" title="http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/twitter/mark_gergis_teaser.mp3/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">http://bit.ly/f8ATyS</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Track list <a href="http://bit.ly/gBlcEk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="twitter-timeline-link" title="http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/twitter/mark_gergis_favorites.rtf/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">http://bit.ly/gBlcEk</a></font></span></span><br>
<br>More info on the series:<br>
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