Dijilele in the Media
Dijilele has been featured across television, digital media, community publications, festivals, and innovation platforms.
Explore Dijilele media coverage, interviews, and features about music technology, product development, and new ways of making music. You can also discover earlier coverage of eTar and the development journey that led to Dijilele today.
Featured Coverage
- September 2026
CTV News visited Dijilele to explore how the instrument brings digital technology, microtonal music, and new approaches to playing together.
The feature introduces Dijilele’s approach to musical expression and looks at the development journey behind the Waterloo-based instrument.
The Story Behind Dijilele
- Fall 2026
Narmé Hejri joined Danielle Joworski on Rogers TV’s Built In: Waterloo to share the story behind Dijilele, its development journey, and the ideas connecting music, technology, and creativity.
This interview has been recorded. We will add the public episode link here once it becomes available.
- Fall 2026
Ali Tehrani and Mehrdad Jafari Raad joined Anya Wassenberg, Toronto City Editor at Ludwig Van, for a conversation about the traditional setar, digital microtonal music, and the development of Dijilele M.
Latest Media Appearances
جدیدترین ساز ایرانی
- September 2026
TehrantoTimes featured Dijilele following our Toronto workshop, introducing the instrument to Persian-speaking audiences and highlighting its possibilities for digital music-making, Persian music, and microtonal expression.
From eTar to Dijilele
Dijilele is the result of a long process of research, experimentation, prototyping, engineering, and learning.
Before Dijilele, the team developed eTar, an electronic fretted musical instrument created to explore new possibilities for digital performance and microtonal music.
Earlier coverage documents some of the ideas and engineering work that contributed to the development of today’s Dijilele instruments.
VeloCity Team to Showcase Student Start-Ups, Innovative Products at Demo Day
- November 2011
In 2011, University of Waterloo News identified Balute as a hardware company and the creator of the eTar musical instrument while highlighting companies participating in VeloCity Demo Day.
Other Mentions & Appearances
Dijilele- Live Performance and Introduction
- September 2026
Dijilele appeared in the official 2026 Queen West Art Crawl festival program as part of the festival’s community programming.
The event took place at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto on September 19-20, 2026.
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More Coverage Coming Soon
As Dijilele continues to appear in interviews, media features, performances, and community events, we will continue adding new coverage to this page. Some media appearances may be listed before their public video or article is released. When a source becomes available, its link will be added here.