Savina Yannatou & Johanes "Mo’ong" Santoso Pribadi in session

Join Verity Sharp as she presents the fruits of our latest remote collaboration session with Greek singer Savina Yannatou meeting Indonesian composer Johanes "Mo’ong" Santoso Pribadi for some long-distance musical merrymaking.

Savina Yannatou is a Greek vocalist and composer whose work includes improvising early music, throat singing and free improvisation. Since 1993, Yannatou has worked with the group of Thessaloniki-based musicians Primavera en Salonico and has composed for the National Theatre of Greece and the Neos Kosmos Theater, amongst many others. Influenced initially by Montserrat Figueras and Joan Baez, she has collaborated with artists from Can’s Damo Suzuki and free jazz bassist Barry Guy to transdisciplinary artist Joana Sá.

Johanes "Mo’ong" Santoso Pribadi is a Lithuanian-based Indonesian-born composer and experimental artist. As well as being dedicated to the exploration of the traditional music of the Indonesian Archipelago, he also builds his own instruments from found objects and everyday items. He says, “it's also about decolonising oneself and the systems we live within. The standard is a legacy of imperialism. By building my own instruments, I want to establish my own standard." Mo’ong is also part of two collaborative projects: one of these is Raja Kirik, with Yennu Ariendra, whose sound is rooted in shamanic trance dance music, inspired by a Hindu-Buddhist-era dance from the 11th Century; the other project is Takkak Takkak, alongside Berlin-based Japanese producer Shigeru Ishihara (aka Scotch Rolex).

Produced by Cat Gough.
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