Radiation Sounds: Marshallese Music and Nuclear Silences

Irene Karongo Hundleby (Solomon Islands, Aotearoa New Zealand) is an ethno-musicologist, musician and composer. Irene’s research work focuses on documenting Indigenous knowledge, stories and perspectives related to Pasifika music, arts and culture. Irene is co-founder of the Māori and Pasifika Education Trust (Aotearoa) and the new Manu Scripts publishing entity, co-facilitator of the Ōtepoti Pasifika Arts Collective, liaison officer for Solomon Islands for the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance, and co-owner of Relics independent music store in Ōtepoti (Dunedin), Aotearoa. Irene’s collaborative work focuses on grassroots projects that aim to improve access, cultural visibility and equality in the arts.