Norient Playlist 07/24: Tunis

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Norient Playlist 07/24: Tunis
Norient Playlist 07/24: Tunis

These tracks bring a unique and rich flavor, showcasing the vibrant and diverse sounds of Tunisia. Explore this collection of tracks by talented Tunisian artists who have been inspiring our curator for a long time already.

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Design: Kai Oh
Sound: Don Pac

5 Videos from Kosovo: Post-War Indie

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5 Videos from Kosovo: Post-War Indie
5 Videos from Kosovo: Post-War Indie

A wild mix of flavors, from limbo and madness, melancholy and fervor, as well as a self-deprecating humor. Watch a list of independent music videos from post-war-struck Kosovo.

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Norient Playlist 06/24: Rasht

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Norient Playlist 06/24: Rasht
Norient Playlist 06/24: Rasht

Bordering Azerbaijan to the north and a long stretch of the Caspian Sea to the East, Gilan is a seafaring, green Iranian province brimming with life with Rasht as its capital. A playlist with music from and beyond Rasht.

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Design: Kai Oh
Sound: Martin Shamoonpour

5 Video Clips from Iran: The Sound of Resilience

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5 Video Clips from Iran: The Sound of Resilience
5 Video Clips from Iran: The Sound of Resilience

Around this enormous, ancient country in five music videos, Iran’s vibrant creative scene thrives despite censorship and oppression. Western music is frowned upon, dancing and women singing in public are illegal, and yet musicians reach the exiled diaspora via the internet.

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A Space for Ambivalence: The Spiritual Latitudes of Yaadt

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A Space for Ambivalence: The Spiritual Latitudes of Yaadt
A Space for Ambivalence: The Spiritual Latitudes of Yaadt

Yaadt doesn’t need an invitation. It talks to everything around you. In the new episode of the Sonic Worlding column, our writer enters a poetic dialogue with the new music style born in Cape Town that exceeds the borders of the sounds it’s composed of.

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PLST 05/24: Santiago de Chile

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PLST 05/24: Santiago
PLST 05/24: Santiago de Chile

Chile’s new generation of musicians and producers bring a variety and richness in the ways of making music, presenting an interesting statement to the internet global scene.

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Design: Kai Oh
Sound: Paltamango

Norient Mixtape #3: Chart-Toppers and TikTok Appropriations from Mexico

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Norient Mixtape #3: Chart-toppers and TikTok Appropriations from Mexico
Norient Mixtape #3: Chart-Toppers and TikTok Appropriations from Mexico

Peso Pluma, IAMTRA$H, Mabe Fratti? On this mixtape, Mexican and «Mexican» artists face each other who will probably never be friends in real life.

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Design: IAMTRA$H, TRA$HCANDY, sma$her
Sound: IAMTRA$H, TRA$HCANDY

5 Video Clips from Honduras

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5 Video Clips from Honduras
5 Video Clips from Honduras

Speaking truth through poetry, a devotion to challenging stereotypes and life-affirming beats. Watch a list of videos from the depths of the lively music scenes in Honduras.

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Wann gehen wir zurück?

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Wann gehen wir zurück?
Wann gehen wir zurück?

In diesem Text reflektiert die in Deutschland lebende, lurische Sängerin Pardis Zarghampour ihr Verhältnis zur Kultur der Luren, einer indigenen iranischen Volksgruppe. Insbesondere die Musik spielt in der Kulturvermittlung eine bedeutende Rolle.

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Sound: Casanora

The Otherworld of Music

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The Otherworld of Music
The Otherworld of Music

Music that hits you so strong that you stop what you were doing, transporting you to an otherworld. In this essay, our writer ponders this alternative space she finds when listening to specific tracks.

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Norient Playlist 04/24: Tokyo

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Norient Playlist 04/24: Tokyo
Norient Playlist 04/24: Tokyo

For emamouse, the curator of the April playlist, selected music that is rich with images of spinning and going to another dimension. From dreamy soundscapes to sudden bursts of noise and techno-influenced beats.

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Design: Kai Oh
Sound: Pain Palace