Rizomagic
Residency report
At La Becque, we worked on a new album, inspired by the slow-pitched Cumbia Rebajada sound of Monterrey, Mexico, and ambient music. During our residency as part of a program in partnership with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, we explored different tuning systems and developed one that contains pure intervals and is based on planetary tuning, specifically the frequency of an earth day as calculated by Swiss physicist Hans Cousto. The songs were composed with diverse synthesis techniques including the creation of digital instruments constructed by sampling Swiss soundscapes, especially bird calls. — Rizomagic
Biography
Rizomagic is an electronic music duo created in 2020 by Diego Manrique (b. 1990), director of the avant-garde cumbia orchestra Niño Pueblo, and Edgar Marún (b. 1991), director of the ethno-afrobeat project Dorado Kandua. Their sound is mainly based on Afro-Colombian Caribbean music and IDM (Intelligent Dance Music) with a strong influence of ethnic sounds from around the world.
1-4: Rizomagic, La Becque, 2024, photo Matthieu Croizier
5-9: Rizomagic, La Becque, 2024, photo Rizomagic
10-14: Rizomagic, La Becque Open Studios, 2024, photo Aurélien Haslebacher
See also
Open Studios Summer 2024
Arafa C. Hamadi
Pedro Marrero Fuenmayor
Francisco Navarrete Sitja
Malak Helmy
