This podcast episode captures Framer Framed's event on November 5, 2024, featuring Lucia Kagramanyan's research project, Her Voice: Behind Armenian Lullabies. Her Voice was simultaneously presented as a broadcast on NTS Radio and a listening session. Organised by League of Tenders for Vleeshal’s Repetition is a Form of Changing as part of their International Nomadic Program 2024-2025, it includes archival songs, new lullabies, melodic chants, and personal accounts.
Lullabies have been a form of therapy, a means of survival, and a way to preserve cultural heritage in the face of displacement and oppression. Through intimate stories and haunting melodies, we uncover the emotional and cultural significance of lullabies in Armenian history. From the soothing rhythms of cradles to the migration of melodies across regions, these songs are more than just bedtime tunes—they are vessels of memory, resilience, and identity. Join us as we explore how Featuring voices from mothers, grandmothers, and artists, this podcast reveals the universal power of lullabies to connect us to our past, our roots, and each other.
League of Tenders is a curatorial duo established in 2018 by Elena Ishchenko and Maria Sarycheva. Over time, the League of Tenders has focused on disability representation, overcoming the alienation of everyday labour, practices of care, and support and friendship in the age of disasters.