Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Nafasi Yako Ni Ya Kijani (Your Place Is Green) centers around a handmade white oak rocking chair that activates sound vessels (speakers) suspended in nearby trees. The sounds are a combination of composed works, field recordings, birdsong, and conversation. The piece is a meditation on absence, specifically that of the artist’s late parents. Kitundu’s mother was an artist and deeply supported his creative endeavors. All bird recordings come from the region in Tanzania where the artist’s late father grew up. Many of them sound remarkably like Caramoor’s resident birds, and the blending of the two worlds is intentional. The piece is a celebration of those relationships, what we leave behind and what we carry forward when our loved ones are no longer here. Nafasi Yako ni ya Kijani (Your Place is Green) was originally commissioned by Montalvo Arts Center.
Learn more at caramoor.org/upcoming-events/sonic-innovations.
Nafasi Yako Ni Ya Kijani (Your Place Is Green) centers around a handmade white oak rocking chair that activates sound vessels (speakers) suspended in nearby trees. The sounds are a combination of composed works, field recordings, birdsong, and conversation. The piece is a meditation on absence, specifically that of the artist’s late parents. Kitundu’s mother was an artist and deeply supported his creative endeavors. All bird recordings come from the region in Tanzania where the artist’s late father grew up. Many of them sound remarkably like Caramoor’s resident birds, and the blending of the two worlds is intentional. The piece is a celebration of those relationships, what we leave behind and what we carry forward when our loved ones are no longer here. Nafasi Yako ni ya Kijani (Your Place is Green) was originally commissioned by Montalvo Arts Center.
Learn more at caramoor.org/upcoming-events/sonic-innovations.
