Au Revoir

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Broadcast: ResonanceFM Auction Special

Magic of Persia curator Leyla Fakhr and artist Piers Secunda visit the studio to discuss the their items donated to the ResonanceFM auction, that are from and about Iran and Iraq. Magic of Persia is a UK charity supporting artists from Iran. They have taken part in the ResonanceFM auction and support artists with the … Continue reading →

New Broadcast Times / How to Listen

Mondays 6 – 6.30pm Repeats: Wednesdays 1-1.30pm On air on 104.4FM On DAB in London Online. After broadcast, shows are PODCAST online. Continue reading →

New Season of Six Pillars

This new season on Resonance104.4FM, Six Pillars provides an antidote to mainstream media outside these regions, with their damagingly limited Orientalist and alarmist lenses. Focusing on choice contemporary West Asian (Middle Eastern), North African and South Asian sound, art and culture, tune in for experimental music, arts and culture. Broadcasts (UK time) Wednesday 9-9.30pm Repeats … Continue reading →

This Week’s Six Pillars – Lahore Biennial Foundation Residency

Launching the new weekly series of Six Pillars on Wednesday 9th September – 9pm, we speak to three artists on a 4 week residency in Karachi, Pakistan. The Lahore Biennial Foundation hosts an arts residency for the first time at Karachi’s new and liberal Habib University. We hear from three of the four participating artists … Continue reading →

Broadcasting from JAOU Tunis, 28-31 May

Broadcasting from JAOU Tunis: Collaborative Geographies and Visual Culture in an Age of Global Conflict, 28-31 May 2015. First interview: JAOU founder Lina Lazaar on Six Pillars, Resonance104.4FM. On air: 28th April, 21:00hrs GMT, repeats: 30th April, 16:00hrs GMT Fari Bradley and Chris Weaver’s invitation to participate in the third annual JAOU Tunis festival: “As … Continue reading →

Announcement! Six Pillars US Link-Up

In August radio shows on Resonance104.4FM take a break as we move towards a schedule change, ResonanceFM will air selected items from our vast archive for the month. Then from September a fresh season of  Six Pillars launches, featuring a partnership with the I Ran into Iran art project, previously supported by Creativetime.org (thanks for … Continue reading →

70s Home Movie Project

The initial call out for cine film from Iran in 1970s is now closed. The residency/ project continues however until May, we are currently collating audio accounts of 1970s Iran and UK. Read our project updates, with samples of what we’ve been processing HERE _________________________________________________ CALL OUT FOR 1970s HOME MOVIES, FROM IRAN or UK  … Continue reading →

Six Pillars at Art Dubai

Next month is all about the Dubai Art Fair, where we’ll be hosting a booth inside Art Dubai, streaming live from the fair. During the day arts discussions and interviews, and by night, we’ve curated a series of sound art and experimental dance music. Art Dubai have written a post about the project HERE The … Continue reading →