‘Reel to Real’ is a sound curating project, funded by the
Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, designed to catalogue, digitise and make available online, in gallery spaces and
beyond, the Pitt Rivers Museum’s unique archival field recordings. The content
of the recordings ranges from spirits singing in the rainforests of the Central
African Republic to children’s songs and games in playgrounds throughout
Europe.
The project website includes
information about and playlists from all of the Museum’s original ethnographic
recordings, video and interview resources, ethnomusicology seminars, their SoundCloud account and much more.
Reel to Real Project Website here.
