Replica of an antara (panpipe) by Gonzalo Rodriguez
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, Foto: M. Mengel
Gonzalo Rodriguez
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, Foto: M. Mengel
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Traditional pan flute instrument made of wooden pipes with decorative string wrapping.
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Peruvian archeomusicologist Gonzalo Rodriguez is currently working at the Humboldt Forum and discusses the focus of his research with curator Maurice Mengel.

In recent years, Rodriguez has reconstructed archaeological flutes from the collection of the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin. He uses these instruments to reconstruct and study the sounds from ancient Peru. For this event, he will also perform songs and dances recorded by ethnographer Hans Heinrich Brüning, which are amongst the oldest sound documents of Peru.

The German engineer, merchant and ethnographer Hans Heinrich Brüning (1848-1928) began his research in Peru in 1875, particularly in the north of the country and in the Lambayeque region. During his travels, he studied the archaeology and languages of the region and photo-documented the life of the local communities.

Brüning also recorded several traditional dances such as La Danza de la Pava, Chimu and Los Perritos, which are no longer performed today. Largely unknown in Germany, Brüning’s work is still present in Peru today. A museum in Lambayeque commemorates his work.

Programme

4:30 pm: DJ  Set by Aporia Barrage

6 pm: Conversation between Gonzalo Rodriguez, Aporia Barrage and Maurice Mengel

afterwards: Songs from Peru (playlist)

 

Participants

With friendly support

Botschaft von Peru in Deutschland

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© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst und Ethnologisches Museum, Fotos: Claudia Obrocki; Martin Franken; Philipp Jester / Jens Blank
Visit the collections on the 2nd and 3rd floor
In the Humboldt Forum's foyer there is a 17 meter high media tower, called "cosmograph". It gives visitors comprehensive information about their visit and can transform into an art and light installation.
© SHF / David von Becker
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