University of Ghana and Whistling While You Work
Michael Gallagher I just heard this via a tweet (@BoingBoing) and was immediately enthralled. It is the sound of four postal workers at the University of Ghana in 1975 going about the…
2010
Go Quiet by Jonsi
The artist is Jonsi, the lead singer/guitarist/songwriter behind Sigur Ros. The film is called Go Quiet, which is basically a film of Jonsi playing songs after waking up on New…
Music for 3.12.2010: Bei Mir Bistu Shein בייַ מיר ביסטו שיין
The music I am listening to today is Bei Mir Bistu Shein (בייַ מיר ביסטו שיין), an old Yiddish song that I am particularly fond of. It is most certainly…
Via CNMTL at Columbia University: New Virtual Forest Module
I suppose for the amount of times I post about the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CNMTL) I should probably work there. Truth be told, on this…
Zamani Project: Documenting African Cultural Heritage
The Zamani Project is an attempt to capture the spatial domain of heritage, with a current focus on African heritage, by accurately recording its physical and architectural nature and dimensions.…
Music 3.6.2010: Beirut
I don’t have a lot by way of anecdotal evidence for this particular round of music, but today’s choice is Beirut. Everyone out there might be thinking this post would…
African Cultural Heritage: Lalibela, Kilwa, Great Zimbabwe, Timbuktu, and Elmina
These are images taken mostly by Dr. Heinz Ruther of the University of Cape Town’s Department of Geomatics currently available here. If you prefer the Flickr slideshow, click here. These…