Story in Sound: Indigenous Radio in Oaxaca, Mexico, a presentation for the Fulbright Fellowship
From: Megan Martin
Length: 00:11:59
In fulfillment of a year-long Fulbright Fellowship, this bilingual piece is a taste of the sound I've been recording in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca. It's a collection of interviews with villagers from around the region, sound I've collected from the indigenous station in the region (XETLA) as well as snippets from blog entries over the last several months. This piece was made for presentation at a mid-term reunion of Fulbright Fellows.
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Piece Description
In fulfillment of a year-long Fulbright Fellowship, this bilingual piece is a taste of the sound I've been recording in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca. It's a collection of interviews with villagers from around the region, sound I've collected from the indigenous station in the region (XETLA) as well as snippets from blog entries over the last several months. This piece was made for presentation at a mid-term reunion of Fulbright Fellows.
Transcript
Fulbright Presentation Script, by Megan Martin
Interference sound, music
Announcer: (in Spanish and Triqui) XETLA, The Voice of the Mixteca, 930..
Student: The Voice of the Mixteca is ediucation and love of culture?
Teacher & Announcer: The Voice of the Mixteca is a medium of communication that is very miportant to the people of the Mixteca and Triqui regions.
Villager: XETLA is a radio that supports all the pueblos in the Mixtecan Region and in the state of Oaxaca...It?s an institution that supports cultural projects, music projects and the traditions of the Mixtecan Region.
NARRATOR: YESTERDAY I MADE MY WAY UP TO TLAXIACO, HOPPING A SUBURBAN HEADING OUT OF OAXACA CITY AT 7AM. I TOTE MY RECORDING GEAR AND THE ESSENTIAL COAT AND SCARF. I CAN BARELY KEEP MYSELF AWAKE AS WE MEANDER UP THE MAJOR HIGHWAY TOWARDS MEXICO CITY. SO MY MEMORY OF THE RIDE IS A BLUR OF THE SUN BR...
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Additional Files
- English Translation Transcript (fulbright_presentation_script.doc)
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