Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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  • 2842: School tales, Hanoi
    "It is very common to see kids playing and riding their bicycles in the streets of Hanoi. They are very social and joyful and are always curious to talk to foreigners, especially college students.
    They see it as an opportunity to practice their language skills, as well as impress and entertain their friends with their playful enthusiasm.
    "This soundscape was recorded outside the classroom of a primary school after a reading lesson and presents the sounds​ of children as they shout, laugh and play, moving between classes on an average day at school."
    Recorded in Hanoi, Vietnam by Rafael Diogo.
    Part of the Hanoi city sound guide in our City Sound Guides series - see https://citiesandmemory.com/city-sound-guides/ for more details and to listen to other cities.
    1 min
  • 2845: Night market, Hanoi
    "Not only are the markets open during the day, they open on a specific time for the public during the night. As unusual as it may seem, this has been a tradition and part of the unique culture that attracts travellers to Vietnam. 
    Expanding across the whole region, these successful Weekend Night markets offer extraordinary experiences. Some of these include trying different types of food and also recording different types of sounds to keep the memories alive. 
    T​he night market is a 3km long pedestrian road that starts in Hang Dao street and continues all the way to the edge of Hoan Kiem Lake. The crowded roads are blocked at night, so the locals are free to roam the streets in a quieter environment that promotes cultural life, allowing them to enjoy local creative activities. 
    Suddenly the only sounds we hear in the crowded streets are locals shopping and eating at street stalls along with the sound of Vietnamese folk, which is featured in this soundscape from a street food stall at Hang Dao street."
    Recorded in Hanoi, Vietnam by Rafael Diogo.
    Part of the Hanoi city sound guide in our City Sound Guides series - see https://citiesandmemory.com/city-sound-guides/ for more details and to listen to other cities.
    1 min
  • 2844: Street food, Hanoi
    "Vendors gather outside the Dong Xuan market and seduce you into trying a subtle taste of several delicious types of Vietnamese street food. ​In addition, there are many food and drink stalls outside the Dong Xuan market and along Hang Dao street. Street stalls serve traditional dishes of Vietnam such as noodle soup, Bunch Cha or Banh Xeo.
    Ice cream rolls are also a popular street food in Thai Lan as vendors make the ice cream rolls from scratch. Don't miss hearing this rhythmic soundscape where metallic clatters clash into each other, as ice cream rolls are being made."
    Recorded in Hanoi, Vietnam by Rafael Diogo.
    Part of the Hanoi city sound guide in our City Sound Guides series - see https://citiesandmemory.com/city-sound-guides/ for more details and to listen to other cities.
    2 min
  • 2846: Dong Xuan market, Hanoi
    "You have probably heard of different markets that open at 8 am and end around 6 pm. Normally, you would buy what you needed in the market during the day and go home afterward. Well, in Hanoi things are a bit unconventional. 
    Located in the Old Quarter, ​Dong Xuan Market reflects the b​ustle and hustle of a driving society, not merely a crowded commercial point, but also a cultural, spiritual place of Hanoi. 
    "T​he market is very diverse and suitable for all interests, with various kinds of goods, such as fabrics, spices and fruits as well as the unavoidable sight of all the pets and rare animals that make their way to the butchers, such as turtles and frogs. This recording features the most visceral part of the market, in which the vendors prepare fish to be sold to customers."
    Recorded in Hanoi, Vietnam by Rafael Diogo.
    Part of the Hanoi city sound guide in our City Sound Guides series - see https://citiesandmemory.com/city-sound-guides/ for more details and to listen to other cities.
    1 min
  • 2843: The Old Quarter, Hanoi
    "Hanoi has a unique tradition of walking through the ancient streets such as Hang Dao, Hang Ngang, Hang Duong and Dong Xuan. These extraordinary ancient streets are located at the heart of the city, the Hanoi Old Quarter. 
    This is a vast urban area where the streets are aligned to support small-scale business and offer commercial trade, attracting travellers from around the world. To this day you can still see how certain streets are faithful to their ancestors and only sell the unique goods particular to that street. 
    On these streets you can experience the locals chaotic way of life as you get lost among roads jammed with bicycles, cars, mopeds, vendors and locals crossing from all angles. 
    Crossing the crowded streets while facing unstoppable honking and incoming traffic may be traumatic for visitors, but clearly not a big problem for the street vendors who move around dauntlessly with their loots, creating a very unique soundscape throughout this binaural aural experience."
    Recorded in Hanoi, Vietnam by Rafael Diogo.
    Part of the Hanoi city sound guide in our City Sound Guides series - see https://citiesandmemory.com/city-sound-guides/ for more details and to listen to other cities.
    2 min
  • 2839: oykoTTokyo
    Tokyo rainy evening reimagined by T G Maher.
    "A musical spoken word piece inspired by my own personal experience in Tokyo. 
    "The original field recording served as a conduit for my own memories, which I then combined with a musical motif that I associate with Tokyo and a piece of (unedited) poetry that I wrote during my time in the city. 
    "The piece is concerned with not only how cities change in physical reality, but in memory and pre-memory."
    Part of the Future Cities project - find out more at https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities
    2 min
  • 2835: Queima das Fitas, Porto
    The Queima das Fitas (Portuguese for Ribbon Burning) is a traditional festivity of the students of some Portuguese universities, organized originally by the students of the University of Coimbra. Recorded by Marcel Gnauk.
    Part of the Future Cities project - find out more at https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities
    15 min
  • 2838: Movement
    Porto Queima das Fitas festival reimagined by Andrej Tatarcevaski.
    "Humanity. Digitalization. Humanity?"
    Part of the Future Cities project - find out more at https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities
    3 min
  • 2834: A rainy evening in Tokyo
    On a rainy evening in Tokyo, walking from New Yorker's Cafe to Ftarri, an experimental/free improv venue/CD shop. Recorded by Gretchen Jude.
    Part of the Future Cities project - find out more at https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities
    2 min

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