The Pratinada website provides access to three unique, rare and previously barely accessible sonic and musical collections from Southeast Asia located in Europe, namely:
The Jaap Kunst Collection (Netherlands)
The CNRS / Musée de l'Homme sound archives (France)
The BBC Empire Service broadcasts (United Kingdom)
The collections are combined in a common description model designed to be accessed by any listeners in the world, most importantly by Southeast Asian listeners. It is available in seven Southeast Asian languages (Thai, Lao, Khmer, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Filipino, Tetun) and two European languages (English and French).
The PRATINADA website is the achievement of the "digitalization" consortium, led by France. Anas Ghrab (Lisa-Digit Project, IT) is the developer of the platform. The development has been carried out with:
France, CNRS:
Dana Rappoport (ethnomusicologist, Principal Investigator), Joséphine Simonnot (Sound database expert) and Pierre Prouteau (Postdoctoral Researcher)
The Netherlands, University of Amsterdam:
meLê yamomo and Barbara Titus (Principal Investigators), Layan Nijem (Project Coordinator)
United Kingdom, SOAS:
Cristina Juan (Principal Investigator), Jovi Juan (Data Manager)
Southeast Asian partners
Translators:
Thai (Pierre Prouteau), Lao (Sèng Aloune Keovanthin), Khmer (Michel Antelme), Indonesian (Ignatius Aditya, Citra Aryandari), Vietnamese (Y-Lin Lê), Tetun (Romeu Silva), English (Philip Yampolsky), French (Dana Rappoport), Filipino (Verne de la Peña, Elizabeth Enriquez, Roan May Opiso, Sol Maris Trinidad, Jose Mirabueno).
The institution in charge of Web hosting is the University of Amsterdam.
This initiative ensures that these invaluable cultural treasures are preserved and accessible, fostering greater appreciation and understanding of Southeast Asian musical heritage globally. By providing multilingual access, Pratinada empowers Southeast Asian communities to reconnect with their cultural roots and share them with the world.
SOURCE AND PHOTO: Pratinada.net
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