Open call – we need your travel sounds!
Almost a year has passed since the first global Covid-19 lockdowns, and the world of travel changed completely for us all. That’s why
Remixing the world, one sound at a time
Cities and Memory
A global, collaborative sound project
Cities and Memory is a global, collaborative sound art and mapping project that remixes the world, one sound at a time. The project covers more than 100 countries and territories with more than 4,000 sounds, and more than 750 contributing artists.
Every field recording in the project has been recomposed and reimagined by artists around the world to create a new, alternative world of sound – you can listen via the sound map or our podcast.
Our latest sound projects
From the sounds of nature and religion to cities and deep space, explore our global sound projects in depth.
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Our latest sounds
Arquà Petrarca: the soundtrack to the summer
It’s mid-August in the incredibly beautiful town of Arquà Petrarca in northern Italy (hear more from this town here), where the poet
Varanasi, India: an offering to the Ganges
Today’s field recording is a journey to Varanasi, India by Mike Bingham, who tuned into a fascinating daily ritual in the city: