Tag: Dinoj M

fugitive frequency, season 6 episode 6: “Yowana Rising: Youth, Culture & Change in Les Village Bali”

Adat indigenous youth learn tradtional dance at Les Village, Bali, Indonesia.

A glimpse into the lives and concerns of young people in Les Village, one of the oldest villages in Bali, Indonesia. Desa Les is a fishing and farming community led by Adat traditional authorities. Nestled between mountains and ocean, it boasts vibrant cultural arts traditions, a bustling market and a unique food culture. It was awarded Best Tourism Village by Anugerah Desa Wisata Indonesia (ADWI) 2024.

This podcast focuses on the concerns of young people negotiating tradition with the contemporary digitally-networked world.The burgeoning tourism industry in the north of Bali (Buleleng) brings economic opportunities but also the threat of exploitation, the weakening of cultural integrity and law, and environmental degradation.

Recorded by the community on smart phones, this podcast hosted by Wira Artwan features Putu Sutchi, Augus, Tika, Rani, Bama, and Mia who all belong to Yowana Nawasena, a youth organization; Mang Rut, a young award winning village artist-entrepreneur; Nyoman Diem, gamelan teacher and one of the village leaders, and Pak Jero Pasek, the adat or traditional head of the village. Listen to them discuss daily life, arts, culture and religion—including the significant Galungan ceremony—tourism, and their thoughts about bridging ancestral knowledge with modern culture.

The podcast features music by Dinoj M. [Instagram], a young musician and artist from Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, who visited Les during Dinacon Digital Naturalism Conference 2025, hosted by Sea Communities.

Credits
Concept & Script writing: Sea Communities and Yowana Nawasena
Editing: Wira Artwan
Music: Dinoj M, Nyoman Diem, Bama, Wira
Producers: Sea Communities & fugitive radio
Commissioned by Futura Tropica Netroots for Strata Biennale

fugitive frequency, season 6 episode 3: DreamSpace Records presents “Samugathin Kural”/Voice of the Community

DreamSpace Records presents “Samugathin Kural”/Voice of the Community.

All links below are Instagram!

An audio document of an event “Sumugathin Kural”/Voice of the Community” organised by Dinoj M. of DreamSpace Records at DreamSpace Academy, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, 6 February 2026. This podcast features in chronological order: Yash & Abi performing “Wings of Life”, Sakithyan J performing “Uyir Thamizhaa”, Ajai Rajah performing “Mattu Nagar” followed by an “interactive” jam session/sing-along! It closes with Dinoj M. and myself perfoming “Boomi Azhugudhu”.

fugitive frequency, season 6 episode 2: Pongal with SASUSU Radio


This month’s episode is an edited rebroadcast of a live event organised by SASUSU Radio in Tromsø, Norway. It took place on Friday 16 January 2026, during Pongol, a harvest celebration in the Tamil month of Thai that is like a new year. The event was organised as a fundraiser for flood relief in Sri Lanka, in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah which made landfall in late November 2025. You’ll hear from: Sanjey Sureshkumar, founder of SASUSU; Anuradha Gayanath Abeykoon Jalath Pathirana a Sri Lankan living in Tromsø; Dinoj M. [Instagram] musician, artist and head of DreamSpace Records, Batticaloa and myself.
Many thanks to radio technician Grusha Pankert and Magnus Skei Holmen who cooked for the event.

We debuted a collaboratively made track produced as a “digital gift” for contributors to the flood relief campaign. Feel free to download and share:

fugitive frequency, season 5 episode 8: learning from Les

A sunset along a pebble beach at Les Village Bali. In the foreground is a local fishing boat, recognisable for its curved "ski".

A collection of field notes from Les Village, North Bali recorded during Dinacon Digital Naturalism Conference, 22 June– 23 July 2025 with Sea Communities. It features voices and contributions from Pak Garri Bernal (Sea Communities), Jro Pasek (Les village leader), Bajra Suara Girilestari Desa Les (Rindik group) recorded by Dinoj M. Local divers Gombal (Nyoman Teriada), Gombal’s father known as Kakek (grandfather) and Pak Eka (Made Merta) were interviewed by Tessa Zettel. From Sea Communities we hear from Wira, Pippin (Luh), Putu, Naya, Wilan, Rangga, Komang, Pak Komangwi and Luh in collaboration with Lucinda Dayhew. The song “Bali Ayu” was written and produced by Dinoj M in collaboration with Wira Artawan, using samples from a recording of Bajra Suara Girilestari Desa Les.

Many thanks to all from Dinacon 2025, especially Andy, Lee, Paula, Sid for all the work they put into making it happen. It was like a dream!

fugitive frequency, season 4 episode 3: The Dham Dham Method

Participants in Dham Dham Riddim are clustered around computers and MIDI controllers.

A conversation between Dinoj M [Instagram] and SajaS [Instagram] of DreamSpace Records, artist Lucinda Dayhew [Instagram] and myself, Sumugan Sivanesan. Together we co-organised “Dham Dham Riddim”, a nine-day intensive music production “bootcamp”, held between 21 and 29 February at DreamSpace Academy, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. The workshop sought to introduce people to digital music production across a series of sessions that progressed from field recording to sampling, from rhythm programming to lyric writing, and then on towards making a song that will contribute to a compilation album or EP. It emphasised using free, open source and accessible tools, with a focus on the digital audio workstation, Reaper. It arose out of a three-day workshop “Thaalam Riddim Reapers” we organised at DreamSpace Academy as part of Dinacon 3, 2022.

The episode also features the voices of participants in the programme including: Sivanathan Nivethika, Rameshkumar Sathursaan, Sajanthan Vasanthakumar, A.H.M. Asaath, A.S. Sajeeth, Thavarasa Jeyashanth, Velrajan Rohan, Ravichandran Jeroem, Chandrujaan Sathiyamoorthy, Yash Kirirajah, Kabilashini Balakrishnan, Anantharajah Ajai, Mokeethan Sathiyamoorthy, Suresh Ashwin, Raviraja Rishahari, Sakithyan Jeyakumar, Christy Suthakaran Abiyashap, Christy Suthakaran Joshua, Joseph Jesreyal Jeyashanth, Dinoj Mahendranathan, Sajani Sivasithamparapillai and Nirushika Pragash…I hope I’ve not missed anyone!

Lucinda Dayhew and Sumugan Sivanesan’s travel was funded by Goethe-Institut Germany.

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