Interview with Amirul Rajiv, photographer and artist

The first time I met Amirul Rajiv, we went to Old Dhaka to take some snapshots and sound recordings of monkeys. Amirul Rajiv, who is photo editor for the daily newspaper The Daily Star in Dhaka, is also a photographer, an artist and a key person for the 1 square mile project taking place in Old Dhaka as well as in Modhurpur forest. The interview was taken there, outside of Dhaka, between two workshops with the local Mandi (also called Garo) people.

In the first part of the interview, he explain his relation to Modhurpur forest, the various issues and difficulties met by the Mandi people and the artist workshop there.



The interview is 20 min. long.
The music is from Asian Dub Foundation: Journey,
together with 2 songs from The Garo of the Madhupur Forest: Funerary Lament for a dead woman
and Ajia/Song for a marriage procession by Jonik Naukrak.

You can have a look at the pictures of the 1 square mile workshop in Madhupur forest presenting various performances and site specific works.



In the second part of the Interview, Amirul Rajiv tells us about the particularities of Old Dhaka and the importance of monkeys. He is currently working on a long time artistic project, aiming at raising awareness on this original population of Dhaka.



The interview is 12 min. long.
The music is from Manu Chao: King of Bongo.

Have a look at the pictures of the 1 square mile open studio on 4th December 2009 presenting among other site specific works some of Amirul Rajivs photographs.

Interview with photographer and documentarist Molla Sagor

At the eve of the Bangladesh Language Day (Ekushey February or 21. February) I met Molla Sagor in Ramna Park to talk about his work, the role of documentaries to raise awareness on social and cultural issues, the evolution of the Bangladeshi society and the importance of native culture and folk songs in Bangladesh nowadays.



The interview is 21 min. long. During the interview we can listen to Bally Sagoo, Arnob, Bangla, The Garos of Madhupur forest, a young boy recorded by Deben Bhattacharya and the Bauls of Bengal.

"Retour du Bangladesh" une émission spéciale de Radio Escapade

Parti presque deux mois au Bangladesh avec l'association danoise Svalerne en février et mars dernier, je livre ici pour escapade, la radio francophone de Copenhague, mes impressions et expériences ramenées du pays des milles rivières. Il sera question de condition des femmes, d'aide juridique aux plus démunis, de culture populaire, de patrimoine oral et musical et de créativité des artistes qui puisent dans ce fond culturel avec une ouverture aux sons et questions d'aujourd'hui.

Arnob, a prominent musician from Dhaka

In March 2009, I met Arnob in Dhaka, Bangladesh, one of the most talented musician of his generation. Arnob started a successful career 10 years ago with Bangla Band and its lead singer Anushe and instrumentist Buno (2 albums). As a solo artist he produced three albums Chaina Bhabish, Hok Kolorob and Doob (you can visit his myspace here) and a number of film soundtracks, such as the recent and very popular Monpura. He also produced a great number of other singers' album, from the very popular Momtaz to the upcoming Krishnokoli or the younger Laura.

His last project was an album with the jazz musician and awarded pianist Zoe Rahman, based in England.



The interview is 21 minutes long.

Grønlandsk kreative unge / Greenlandic creative youth / Des jeunes groenlandais créatifs

Sounds of Greenland er en kakofonisk rundrejse i unge grønlænderes drømme og fremtidsvisioner – for dem selv og for nationen.

Sounds of Greenland is a radio documentary in Danish with English subtitles about Greenlandic creative young people.

Sounds of Greenland est un reportage radiophonique en danois sous-titré en français sur les projets créatifs et les rêves de jeunes groenlandais:









Lars er musiker, Martin er danser, Ujarneq laver kortfilm og tegneserier og Anemarie er skuespiller. Fælles for dem er, at de tilhører den kreative del af Grønlands unge generation – en del af de unge, der normalt ikke finder vej ind i de danske medier.

I sommer 2008 drog jeg rundt i Grønland med båndoptageren tændt. Fra Tasiilaq på østkysten til Sisimiut og Nuuk på vestkysten indfangede jeg mødet med en del af det slægtled, der skal føre landet videre.

Sounds of Greenland er en kakofonisk rundrejse i unge grønlænderes drømme og fremtidsvisioner – for dem selv og for nationen.


Læs mere om Sounds of greenland projekt på / Read more about the project in / Pour en savoir plus sur le projet Sounds of Greenland:
www.soundsofgreenland.com


For at opdage et udvalg af Grønlandske videoer / To discover a selection of Greenlandic videos on Youtube / Pour découvrir une sélection de vidéos gorenlandaises sur Youtube :
www.youtube.com/radiowenbe

Rencontre avec Olivier Francis chercheur au Groenland

La petite île de Kulusuk située sur la côte est du Groenland possède un aéroport qui relie cette région avec l'Islande et le reste du pays, et un hôtel où l'on rencontre des touristes, mais aussi des chercheurs et des journalistes venus étudier ou rendre compte de l'impact du réchauffement climatique sur la calotte glacière et le niveau des mers...



Olivier Francis, un chercheur belge formé en France et actuellement professeur à l'université du Luxembourg en est un bon exemple. Depuis des années, il vient relever des données recueillies par ses balises GPS et au fil de ses nombreux séjours à Kulusuk, il s'est lié d'amitié avec la population locale et a rencontré toutes sortes de personnes de passage sur l'île... Il nous livre ici quelques réflexions sur son travail et son expérience du Groenland :

Interview with Tanvir Mokkammel

The Swallows in Denmark invited Tanvir Mokammel, a prominent Bangladeshi film maker, in Odense and Copenhagen (Denmark) to show a feature film and a documentary in june 2008.
He is telling here about his artistic and social commitment.



You can read more about Tanvir Mokkammel on www.tanvirmokammel.com.
The interview is in english. Duration 23 mn. Various music are played during the interview. They are performed respectively by Arnob, Bangla, Paban Das Baul, Murung musicians, George Harrisson, Joi, Farida Parveen and Arnob.