Thabisa Dinga is a bow player with roots in Southern African indigenous music traditions such as the Uhadi. Her research explores how these instruments can remain vital and expressive in contemporary performance contexts. Working with sensors, a force-sensitive resistor, a push button for sample triggering, and a foot pedal for volume and filtering, she developed a custom extended instrument setup that translates physical playing gestures into electronic sound control. The result is a deeply personal performance practice that bridges ancestral musical heritage with live electronic music.
Technical Setup
Arduino, Force-Sensitive Resistor, Push Button, Foot Pedal, Max/MSP
Acknowledgment
- Pauline Cemeris (Camera), Sebastian Schönfeld (Camera, Editing)
Funding / Support
This project was made possible through the Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM for university students – BWS plus, a programme of the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung. BWS plus supports innovative cooperative projects between universities in Baden-Württemberg and international partner institutions.