Inanna: Warrior, Trickster, Lover #2

A deep dive into the story of the extraordinarily powerful and multifaceted Mesopotamian goddess Inanna, prompted by the recent online release of Mikael Öberg’s experimental collaboration with soundmaker Lee Berwick. Prepare for the underworld!

Listen to Inanna by Mikael Öberg and Lee Berwick here
smarturl.it/inanna

Trailer for the performance version with Daniel Rudholm
vimeo.com/82444595

Mikael Öberg’s fb website
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller

Soundmaker Lee Berwick’s website
http://www.leeberwick.com/

REFERENCES
Inanna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inanna

Hymns to Inanna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enheduanna

Burning bush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_bush

Mesopotamia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia

Gilgamesh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh

Lennart Warring & Taina Kantola
Inanna (in Swedish)
boktugg.se/bok/9789173534789/
Interview (in Swedish)
vimeo.com/74611719
Arvet och Arvtagarna: fem tusen år av mesopotamisk lärdomshistoria
boktugg.se/bok/9789127143951/

Diane Wolkstein & Noah Kramer
Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns
archive.org/stream/input-compressed-2015mar28a29/done-compressed-2015mar28a29_djvu.txt

Vodou drums
soundsoftheuniverse.com/sjr/product/spirits-of-life-haitian-vodou-societe-absolument-guinen

Pandavani
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandavani
Video clip of Pandvani performer Ritu Verma
youtube.com/watch?v=kqnnTxN39SI

Pandvani 108
http://pandvani108.com/

Vodou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Vodou

Candomblé
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candombl%C3%A9

Santeria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santer%C3%ADa

Yoruba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_religion

The Bacchae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bacchae

Dionysos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus

Orpheus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus

When Hubble Stared at Nothing for 100 hours
nationalgeographic.com/science/article/when-hubble-stared-at-nothing-for-100-hours

Zecharia Sitchin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zecharia_Sitchin