Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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  • 2947: Dawn chorus in the city of flowers
    Xalapa lockdown sound recorded by Oscar Marin.
    "A fragment of the dawn chorus dominated by 15 bird species, a little traffic noise, roosters, barking dogs, church bells and few people walking with their dogs. 
    "Bird species on the dawn chorus: Wilson's Warbler, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Great-tailed Grackle, Spot-breasted Wren, Brown Jay,  Melodious Blackbird, Rufous-capped Warbler , Chestnut-capped Brush-finch , Wedge-tailed Sabrewing, Black-headed Saltator,  Social Flycatcher, Eastern Olivaceous Woodcreeper, White-fronted Amazon, and Stripe-crowned Warbler.
    "Despite a few cases of COVID-19 reported in the city, to reduce the expansion of the virus all normal activities were canceled since March 20, excepted the essential ones. 
    "But no obligatory quarantine has been imposed, yet. Listening to the soundscape from your window is a healthy activity to deal with the quarantine, so keep calm and please stay at home."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    20 min
  • 2946: Yerevan in the rain
    Armenian lockdown sound recorded by Will Klingmeier.
    "This is the sound of Yerevan in the rain. Just outside the apartment I'm staying in there was a series of puddles and downspouts that contributed to this interesting sound. 
    "With everybody being asked to stay inside, I was able to record the water exclusively on my way back from a grocery store run. 
    "Being an American national in Armenia, I'm only able to follow and understand things so much, but I can say that in the area I'm in, the birds and breeze in the trees are more present than in weeks past. Stay safe everyone and remember... tsirani oghi ka, virus chka."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    1 min
  • 2944: Rome come un paesello
    Rome lockdown sound recorded by Lorenzo Pontecorvi.
    "Here we are in the office area of ​​Rome - until a month ago the city created an uproar that only now I realize how big it was.
    "Now we finally hear the birds sing again, we hear the neighbouring houses, a background noise that reminds us more of a small town than a big city."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    5 min
  • 2943: On a terrace in Rome
    Rome lockdown sound recorded by Daria Corrias.
    "Every day at 6pm people go on their balconies or terraces and start singing. Everyday a different song, today was ‘Volare’ by Domenico Modugno.
    "In this recording you can hear kids singing and applauding, bells from the nearby church, birds tweeting, a train (I live close to a small railway station – trains come and go most of the time almost empty). 
    "I have to say that in these days I like the sound of the train more than ever.”  
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    7 min
  • 2942: Day nineteen
    Milan lockdown piece composed by Francis.
    "I live in Milan, Lombardy, the region with the most Covid-19 infections in Italy.
    "The 9th of March was the day of the lockdown for us and from that day we are in isolation.
    "We have enough food, fortunately a smart working job, a warm and cozy home and we are very lucky to be safe and to have the chance to live quite normally.
    "We just have to stay at home, slow down, spending more time with the family and reconnecting with the little things.
    "Unfortunately people are constantly dying. I admit, at the beginning I didn’t think this virus was so dangerous… but it is.
    "This piano track is in memory of March 27 the day with more deaths, 919…"
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    16 min
  • 2941: The resonance of empty streets
    Ravenna, Italy lockdown sound recorded by Adriano Zanni.
    "The resonance of the empty street captured from my balcony on Sunday afternoon (22/03). The neighbour's little dog tries to attract my attention, the birdsong takes over in the unusual absence of passing cars. 
    "Some noises, some voices ring in the background. A ghost town."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    5 min
  • 2940: Heybridge basin
    England lockdown sound recorded by Michael Parker.
    "We’re at home on our boat in Heybridge Basin during the lockdown."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    20 min
  • 2939: Mas calmo que lo normal - quieter than usual
    Cordoba, Argentina lockdown sound recorded by Mariano Jose Morcos.
    "4:00 am. Just can't sleep. Most people here are staying home. It's prohibited to move around. There are very few positives cases near home. We're just waiting for the quarantine to end, hopefully with not many casualties."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    11 min
  • 2938: Is everything OK?
    Los Angeles lockdown sound recorded by Tilla Martin. 
    "While confined in a limited enclosed space, some sounds become more present than others, the sounds of the house become our environment, they surround us, the rhythm of our day. 
    "A change in our sounds' habits will call our attention: is everything okay?"
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    2 min
  • 2936: Tropical birds, India
    India lockdown sound recorded by Saloni Kapur. 
    "This is what an Indian city sounds like without any traffic. I never thought I would see India like this. No people no traffic no pollution. The birds and the dogs are taking over the streets."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    3 min

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