Our alumni continue to share their musical talent boldly, even in a year plagued by challenges by Nyokabi Kariuki — 1. Kate NV (Russia) — ‘Room For The Moon’ Kate NV’s third album ‘Room For The Moon’ was recorded in her home studio in Moscow, drawing inspiration from “Russian children’s movies and television shows” (as she explains to Pitchfork) and even features samples from Found Sound Nation’s “broken orchestra” sample pack. …

Found Sound Nation’s Nyokabi Kariuki talks to the second round recipients of OneBeat’s Accelerator Grant Jason Kunwar, OneBeat’s first ever Nepalese Fellow, is a composer and multi-instrumentalist whose community work centers on preserving and highlighting Nepalese musical traditions. …

Found Sound Nation’s Nyokabi Kariuki talks to the first round recipients of OneBeat’s Accelerator Grant Blessing ‘Bled’ Chimanga, a 2014 OneBeat Fellow, is a percussionist and music educator from Zimbabwe, who has toured extensively throughout Africa, Asia and Europe. …

Found Sound Nation’s Nyokabi Kariuki talks to the first round recipients of OneBeat’s Accelerator Grant Daniela Serna is a 2014 OneBeat Fellow. The Bogotá-based composer, percussionist, activist and sound artist is a part of Latin alternative band LADAMA, birthed at OneBeat. Their latest album, Oye Mujer, has been met with rave reviews. …

From New Orleans to Lucerne, Switzerland Co-Artistic Director Elena Moon Park reflects on a few key Found Sound Nation projects throughout the years I was drawn to Found Sound Nation for many reasons: a chance to combine an interest in social justice with a lifelong background as a musician; an interest in breaking down hierarchies in music creation; a shared recognition of music and sound-making as an intrinsic human trait, to be celebrated…

Found Sound Nation’s Nyokabi Kariuki talks to the first round recipients of OneBeat’s Accelerator Grant Jay Afrisando, a 2015 OneBeat Fellow, is an Indonesian composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist. With the OneBeat Accelerator Grant, Jay is running Festival Musik dalam Layar (On-Screen Music Festival), a virtual music festival featuring Indonesian artists in partnership with several Indonesia-based initiatives aiding musicians and artists financially affected by the pandemic.

As a Kenyan in the world of composition, my musical journey has involved discovering other African classical composers that came before me As a Kenyan in the world of composition, part of my musical journey has involved discovering other African classical composers that came before me and who have paved the way for the many others after them. …

Found Sound Nation’s Nyokabi Kariuki talks to the first round recipients of OneBeat’s Accelerator Grant Justin Harrington (aka Demeanor), a 2019 OneBeat Fellow, is an MC, banjo and bones player from Greensboro, North Carolina. …

An interview with our remix competition winner Diego Abelardo on process and his dedication to music education and its importance in Brazilian society. Diego Abelardo is a musician, composer, producer and music teacher in public education in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil. He has released three albums with his project Agnostic…