Raven Chacon’s Echoes on Park Avenue
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Raven Chacon, a Diné musician, recently performed improvised shows at the Park Avenue Armory, highlighting the "collision" at the heart of all music and reclaiming technologies of colonial violence through sound. In a conversation with Associate Editor Phillip Pyle, Chacon discussed his hour-long improvisation sessions at the Armory's Veterans Room, which featured a table filled with sound mixers, synthesizers, pedals, speakers, whistles, a turkey call, and a ceramic horn. The performance provided an opportunity for audiences to witness the prolific artist in action.
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