The Attic presents The Sonic Turn — International Conference · Nov 14–15, 2025

Shaun Williams

Contributor

Shaun Williams is an ethnomusicologist and musician based in Bucharest. Drawing on over a decade of ethnographic research in Eastern Europe, his work is focused on minority rights and traditional music under state socialism and post-socialist transition.

Written by Shaun Williams

IN CONVERSATION

Lăutărie Then and Now: Inside Romania's Romani Musical Heritage

Conversations with four lăutari from different backgrounds and generations about the journey of the Romanian-Romani music genre known as "muzica lăutarească".

Shaun Williams

FROM THE ARCHIVES

A Century of Manele: a Sonic Excavation of Romania’s Most Popular Genre

An exploration into the history of the Romanian-Romani ethno-pop music genre manele.

Shaun Williams