ECura
Working in collaboration with members of three villages from China’s multi-ethnic Southwest, the research team seeks out ways to empower community members to take up the new digital technologies to become active collectors and curators of their traditional music and dance. The research includes the development of software apps that use straightforward symbols and Indigenous-language voice commands, enabling all villagers to readily record and share their own songs and other musical heritage digitally, and the creation of an online database dedicated to their artistry. The resulting research framework will be transferable to a broad cross-section of endangered cultures globally.
ECura研究团队与居住在中国云南乡村的彝、白、苗三个少数民族的村民合作，研究如何协助当地村民们运用新的数字技术来保存和管理他们的传统音乐和舞蹈。村民们可以使用ECura团队开发的界面简洁、操作简单、包含本民族语言的应用软件，在数字平台上记录和分享他们的歌曲和其他音乐遗产。同时，ECura团队还建立了一个网上数据库，用于展示村民们的艺术才能。ECura项目的研究方法和实践成果将会推广到全世界，用来保护更多的濒危文化。
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Research team
Advisory Board
Prof. Helen Rees
Ethnomusicologist specializing in musics of the Naxi and Han ethnic groups in Yunnan and intangible culture heritage in China. Ethics Advisor of ECura project.
Prof. Yu Hui
Ethnomusicologist specializing in Chinese traditional music in the digital era and ethnic minority music in Yunnan.
Prof. Lonán Ó Briain
Ethnomusicologist specializing in music and culture of Hmong Ethnicity in Vietnam; External Independent Ethics Advisor.
Community leaders – Senior advisors
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Cooperative Partners
Meige Studio
Yunnan Yingda Film and TV Cultural Media Inc.
Funding and Institution
