This multimedia essay is part of Transpacific Literary Project’s translation series, with art by the author. “Any sound you make never disappears, it’s out there somewhere. When you stop singing, that sound isn’t gone—it’s out there.” –Ricardo Trimillos, 2025 interview about the Sama Bajau and other Indigenous communities of the Philippines Ombo Ombo  Ombo Ombo TakeaAngindam […]

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