Yara Mekawei is a prolific artist and scholar, Mekawei‘s sonic bricolages draw inspiration from the dynamic flow of urban centers and the key infrastructure of cities. Interested in the philosophy of architecture, social history,
and philosophical literature. Mekawei implemented the optical transaction from the musical conversation and transferred the sound waves to visual forms. Her work is based on sound as an essential tool of vision, the philosophy of composition is shaped by sophisticated practices that convey messages of the conceptual dimension to the public.
Mekawei has a research-based practice humbly proposed in history, intimately connecting the ideology of the mythic
past to the developed technology of the eternal present. She uses research literature specializing in social philosophies in her concepts. She naturally follows her ambitious projects through a research point of inseparably uniting between a piece of work and the other, whose work shows an intangible aspect of her cultural identity and feminine in an East African society.
‘Radio SUBMARINE is online broadcasting that aims to archive Africa through sonic musicology, exploring African societies by their sound; Listen to various types of music genres and many languages. After a long history of traditional music in Africa enjoyed by social, religious and political gatherings, my radio project now likes to focus on alternative, experimental and electronic music, and soundscapes from diverse societies representing pictures of modern African sounds. This ambitious project is focused on performing alternative melodies, electronic music, and soundscapes from diverse societies; that represents many pictures of African sounds.’
Monday 13th September 2021 // 17:00 to 18:00 (British Summer Time) 18:00 to 19:00 (Cairo time)
Tuesday 14th September 2021 // 16:00 to 17:00 (British Summer Time) 17:00 to 18:00 (Cairo time)
Wednesday 15th September 2021 // 18:00 to 19:00 (British Summer Time) 19:00 to 20:00 (Cairo time)
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