Biography

Dr Tingting Tang holds dual doctoral degrees in Ethnomusicology (UCLA) and Ethnology (Minzu University of China). Her research interests encompass several interconnected areas, including China’s intangible cultural heritage preservation systems, ethnic minority music in Southwest China, cross-border musical and cultural traditions of Yunnan, and Eastern European musical practices—particularly Bulgarian women’s choral singing. An engaged practitioner as well as a scholar, Dr Tang actively participates in social and community initiatives focused on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. She is frequently invited to contribute as a moderator, researcher, collaborator, and consultant in related projects and events.

Research Interests

Dr Tang joined the ERC ECura Project (“Everyone’s a Curator: Digitally Empowering Ethnic Minority Music Sustainability in China”) as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Music at UCC. Her current work focuses on the collection and editing of metadata for folk songs of the Yi, Bai, Miao, and Naxi ethnic groups in Southwest China. In collaboration with colleagues, she also contributes to project website and database management, mobile app development, and content editing.

ECura Project Websites:

• https://ecura.ie/
• https://ecuraarchive.org/