Sounds exist in many ways in our everyday lives and we use it in many ways as well, whether to express ourselves or regulate our time. In this podcast, discover how sounds resonate in the traditional and modern lives of humans.

01:09-Suryani takes us on an immersive listening of the rebab, a traditional 3-string instrument played within the traditional dance-drama performance, Mak Yong. She discusses its origins, its performative and ceremonial role in Mak Yong, and its likeness to other instruments in other cultures.

22:45-Khenpo Ugyen Wangchuk draws the connection between chakra, wind energy, and sound—and how mastering the wind energy can elevate one's presence in this world.

27:33-Take a walk with Sam Mei in the rainforest as she explains the various ways the Penan interacts, communicates, and utilitises sounds from the jungle in their daily lives.

32:48-Adrian and Juvita discuss the use of percussions in the Kayan and Kenyah communities, playing different melodies for different purposes—from the call to gather to annoucing births and deaths

Interviewee: Suryani, Khenpo Ugyen Wangchuk, Sam Mei, Adrian Jo Milang, Juvita Tatan Wan

Interviewer: Wendy Teo, Wei Ling Hung

Recording: Nigel Brown, Wendy Teo, Yii Kah Hoe

Editing/mixing/sound design: Nigel Brown

The project is initiated by The Corridor from Taiwan & Borneo Laboratory from Malaysia with support from Asia Cultural Council.