Countries I have visited — including airport transits. 
Archive for the ‘World’ Category
Soundscapes
2005
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“Rainbowflower” © Ng Zhi Quan
“2:35am sitting around a water fountain in a small garden square, bats flying overhead, crickets singing all around, a light rain starting to fall.” (Sean O’Neill’s mp3 from Vientiane, Lao PDR ["Please Don't Rush"])
“Nats are the animist protector spirits of Burma; like the living gods of Haiti in voudon, Nats possess their devotees in music — and intoxicant — fueled ceremonies. My wife and I were welcomed when we wandered into this ceremony and ushered to the front of the tent, where possessed transvestites fed us fiery liquor and fruit.” (Aaron Ximm’s mp3 from Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar)
More soundscapes are at SoundTransit, a “collaborative, online community dedicated to field recording and phonography”.
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