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  02 g u e s t  e d i t o r i a l Unyazi by Jürgen
Bräuninger<http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_15/lea_v15_n01-02/guest.asp>
  03 e s s a y s Unyazi
Special<http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_15/lea_v15_n01-02/essays.asp>
  04 g a l l e r y Nature Unleashed, the Digital
Way?<http://leoalmanac.org/gallery/digiwild/index.htm>
  05 r e s o u r c e s LEAD Chat Transcripts: Wild Nature and Digital
Life<http://leoalmanac.org/resources/lead/digiwild/index.asp>
LEA 2006 Authors Index <http://leoalmanac.org//journal/Vol_14/index.asp>
LEA 2006 Peer Reviewers
Index<http://leoalmanac.org//journal/Vol_14/peereviewers.asp>
  06 a n n o u n c e m e n t s LMJ 16 Table of
Contents<http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_15/lea_v15_n01-02/announcements.asp...>
Top-rated LABS Abstracts<http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_15/lea_v15_n01-02/labs.asp>
Art Institute of Chicago Job Postings
<http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_15/lea_v15_n01-02/announcements.asp#2d>

Effusive appreciation is in order as 2007 rolls out. As we catapult into a
sparkling new year, LEA editor-in-chief Nisar
Keshvani<http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_15/lea_v15_n01-02/editorial.asp>first
thanks all quarters that made 2006 another resounding success — From
the 91 contributors (who hailed from 17 countries), to the 42 peer review
panelists who secured academic integrity through their critical comments and
feedback, to the religiously dedicated guest editors, curators and
moderators. Not forgotten are the unsung crew – the editorial team,
colleagues in Leonardo's San Francisco office and most importantly, LEA's
board and committee members. Kudos to one and all!

Another tuneful installment awaits, as we launch
"UNYAZI<http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_15/lea_v15_n01-02/toc.asp>"
a special supplement to complement Leonardo Music Journal Vol 16 (2006).
This compilation includes essays from UNYAZI, the first South African
electro-acoustic music symposium/festival. UNYAZI is the Zulu word for
lightning. Held in Johannesburg 1-4 September 2005, UNYAZI brought together
"an illustrious group of local and international electronic music
practitioners", with diversity as "the obvious festival concept."

Jürgen Bräuninger's editorial succinctly introduces us to UNYAZI and the
essays that flow effortlessly after. Contributors to this eclectic album of
sorts include Pauline Oliveros, who looks at North-South relationships,
Lukas Ligeti, who explores the combination of African musical forms and
Rodrigo Sigal, who illustrates heritage and identity in Latin American
contemporary music.   Theo Herbst introduces us to music technology at
Stellenbosch University, and in closing, Mathew Ostrowski investigates the
possibilities and implications of mapping databases on to sound as a
compositional technique.

Also in this issue, enjoy the discussions around our last special Wild
Nature and Digital
Life<http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_14/lea_v14_n07-08/home.asp>. In
the Leonardo Electronic Almanac Discussion (LEAD) space, read
moderators Marcus Bastos and Ryan Griffis' overview. Those of you who missed
the wildly exhilarating chats, download transcripts of the Jeremy Hight &
Peter Hasdell, Sue Thomas & Giselle Beiguelman, Jennifer Willet, Dene Grigar
& Tara Rodgers and Brett Stalbaum & Kathryn Yusoff chats, available In
English <http://leoalmanac.org/resources/lead/digiwild/index.asp> and
Portuguese <http://leoalmanac.org/resources/lead/digiwild/indexpt.asp>. And,
don't miss the top Leonardo Abstracts Service
(LABS)<http://leoalmanac.org//journal/Vol_15/lea_v15_n01-02/labs.asp>English
and Spanish abstracts from the 2nd and 3rd quarter of 2006, a
run-down of what's available in LMJ
16<http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_15/lea_v15_n01-02/announcements.asp...>(Noises
Off — Sound Beyond Music), and job postings at the Art
Institute of Chicago<http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_15/lea_v15_n01-02/announcements.asp#2d>
.

Here's to another year of distinction!