cowbirds

cowbirds is a Vienna-based collective dealing with traditional forms and structures of Traditional Singing (from Corsica and Sicily) initiated in 2013. The collective explores the potential of polyphonic singing and creates different formats for its work, – such as live sound installations – bringing together traditional music with either new music or contemporary performance. cowbirds works with composers, choreographers and visual artists such as Peter Joakober, Nik Hummer, Raúl Maia, Elisabeth B. Tambwe, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Paul Wenninger…

Polyphonic tracks – an on-the-road album made in collaboration with Nik Hummer in the spirit of field recording -listen >- > 2017 / release ImPulsTanz 2018

Uncanny Valley – a composition by Peter Jakober (listen >>) > 2015

Uncanny Valley – a performance by Paul Wenninger – Tanzquartier Wien > 2015

Sinus Rechteck Sägezahn > 2016