Echoes, Shadows & Footprints: A Symposium on the Upkeep of the Arts

By Adil Johan, Paul Augustin

March 2023 COVER STORY
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IT IS GENERALLY observed that there is a chasm between music, arts and culture practitioners, on the one hand, and academics on the other. The reason behind it is simply  because the two are motivated by different factors – the former by the need for earnings and the latter by institution-imposed KPIs.When Penang House of Music (PHoM) came to the forefront to collect and preserve the music and performing arts heritage of Malaysia and surrounding Southeast Asian countries, it slowly...

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Adil Johan

is a researcher and educator on Southeast Asian and Malaysian popular music and culture. He also performs and records for Nadir, Azmyl Yunor & Orkes Padu and the Adil Johan Quintet.

Paul Augustin

is the director of Penang House of Music, and founder and festival director of the Penang Island Jazz Festival.

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