In this sixth episode of Season 2 we take a deep dive into the musical vaults of OneBeat, spanning over 10 years, and guided by the voice and reflections of Johannesburg-based intergalactic kwaai-diva Umlilo. We visit music created over the last 11-years of OneBeat, spanning programs in the United States, the Balkans, Istanbul, Turkey and Beirut, Lebanon. We hear from some of the artists involved in making this incredible collaborative work about the processes that brought them together, and we explore music as a living archive.  

Produced and Edited by Umlilo, Connie Fu, Luisa Puterman and Kyla-Rose Smith

Executive Producers Elena-Moon Park, Jeremy Thal and Kyla-Rose Smith

Final edit and mix by Jeremy Thal 

Featuring Umlilo, Elenna Canlas, Paulo Sartori, Billy Dean Thomas, Barbara Barbara Majnarić, Tatiana Lopez, Muhammad Dawjee, Juliano Abramovay, Marta Kolega and Lyn Rye 

OneBeat is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, & produced by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation.