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Karin Bindu

ÖVGW, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, University of Vienna, Universität Wien

ORCID iD 0000-0003-0108-4376
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Karin Bindu, Mag.a Dr.in phil. works independently as percussionist and as ethnomusicologist in the fields of education, music performance and culture. As Senior Lecturer she was teaching "Introduction into the Ethnology of India" at the Department of Social- and Cultural Anthropology, some time before "Theory & Praxis of South Indian Talas in Carnatic Music" at the Department of Music Science, University Vienna. Since 1991, she has been researching about musical rhythms and their cultural background in different cultures (India, Trinidad, Cuba, Middle East, Europe, and West Africa). She integrates her knowledge into drumming lessons as well as musical practice and presents it in lectures and written articles. Her dissertation entitled "Percussion Art Forms: Aspects of the Production and Communication of Southindian Talas in the Kutiyattam" appeared in 2013, LIT Verlag München / Vienna. As percussionist she performs with the female groups “Weltenmusik Trio”, “Rhythm Sistas Unlocked” and other projects. Actually, her research topic is focused on drumming women in selected areas.
Contact: [email protected]. https://www.rhythmuse.at

Employment

  • ÖVGW Employee
    2020 - Present
  • Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien Werkvertrag
    2019 - 2019
  • Universität Wien Senior Lecturer
    2019 - 2019
  • Die Berater Trainer
    2017 - 2018
  • Arbeitersamariterbund Refugee care taker
    2015 - 2017
  • Universität Wien Senior Lecturer
    2013 - 2013
  • Samnoe Market Manager
    2009 - 2012

Education

  • University of Vienna Ongoing Bachelor
    2019 - Present

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (12)

  • A window into the world of South Indian female Percussionists in Kerala
    Global Music Finland 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.712_01
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  • Ladies Shingari Melam: Drums, Fun and Dance as Integral Parts of Functions and Festivals in South India.
    Studia Instrumentorum Musicae Popularis (New Series), 9 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.30819/5987.03
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  • Autoritätsverlagerungen am Beispiel südindischer Mizhavu-Perkussionisten des Kerala Kalamandalam
    Autoritätsbildungen in der Musik 2024
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  • Kerala´s Ancient Mizhavu Drum: Transformations and Sustainability
    AEMR (Asian-European Research Journal) 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.30819/aemr.8-4
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  • Layne Redmond’s Legacy: Digital Handprints of Female Frame Drummers
    Ethnomusicology Journal Special Issue 2021
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  • Das Musikverbot in Afghanistan während der Herrschaft der Taliban und dessen Auswirkungen auf rezente musikalische Aktivitäten
    Verbotene Musik. Tagungsbericht Hildesheim 2018 der Kommission zur Erforschung musikalischer Volkskulturen in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Volkskunde e.V. Freie Berichte 2020
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  • Contemporary Types of Ritualistic South Indian Mizhavu Percussion Ensembles in Kerala
    Traditional Music and Dance in Contemporary Culture(s) 2019
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  • The fascinating generation of the South Indian Suladi Talas
    Journal of humanities and cultural studies R&D, Volume 4, No.2. 2019
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  • Intercultural transformation of spiritual consciousness by the practise of indian classical per-cussion music
    Spirituality of a Personality: Methodology, Theory, and Practice, Collection of Research Mate-rials, Issue 3(78), 84-93 2017
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  • Miḻāvu
    Anthropos 2016 DOI: 10.5771/0257-9774-2016-2-395
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