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Episode 17 of the «TIMEZONES» podcast series looks into artistic ruptures and subjectivities in Lima, Perú, forged during a period of authoritarianism, economic recession, and widespread social hopelessness.

One day, when pregnant, our author listened to a song and began to cry unintentionally. In what ways, she asks herself in a new episode of the Sonic Worlding column, are the romanticization of music and pregnancy connected?

Immerse yourself in a collection of genres from Cairo’s dynamic music scene, where talented producers and singers showcase their interesting voices. Including artists from the TIMEZONES episode Cairo.

How can old technologies be reactivated? In her work at Klangmoorschopfe 2023, the sound artist Ioana Vreme Moser lets the supposedly obsolete fluidics interact with current electronic components to develop a more sustainable future. Listen to her vision in this short podcas

Inspired by Gilles Aubry’s video essay «Atlantic Ragagar», our author reflects on the relationship between water, body, voice, and language. Bulut calls for a critical approach towards voice and language, and a practice of listening with others.

Episode 16 of the «TIMEZONES» podcast series hosts three composers, musicians, and DJs of various backgrounds and music styles to shed light on the Egyptian music industry.

«Ohrwurm» or «Earworm» – usually used to describe a song torturously stuck in your head. But what about those of us who yearn for this? All I do is listen to one song over and over again, for weeks on end. Is this a happily welcomed, disassociated kind of relief from reality

From powwow chanting to dubstep to throat singing to rap – enjoy a new generation of Indigenous artists, who are intertwining bits of contemporary music with ancient Indigenous traditions, for powerful anthems of cultural identity.