A podcast by Ali Gul Pir

Featuring: Babar Mangi, Sarah Waquar, Shehzad Ghias, Gul Muhammad

Bonus Talk by Rafay Mahmood, featuring Bilal Ali

Recorded at BigFoot Studios

Artistic Editor: Suvani Suri

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Video Trailer: Karrl

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere

Copy Editing: Kathrin Hadeler

A podcast by LinhHafornow in collaboration with tomes (Tobias Paramore)

Featuring: Nhung Nguyen, Ho Tram Anh, Hoang Thu Thuy

Bonus Talk by Elise Luong

Artistic Editor: Suvani Suri

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Video Trailer: Karrl

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua

Hanson Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück

Centraldubs Artwork: Šejma Fere

Copy Editing: Kathrin Hadeler

This episode looks into artistic ruptures and subjectivities in Lima, Perú, forged during a period of authoritarianism, economic recession, and widespread social hopelessness.

A podcast by Ale Hop

Featuring: Olga Rodriguez-Ulloa, Wicho García, Fabiola Bazo, Domingo de Ramos, Wilder Gonzales Agreda, Frau Diamanda, Javi Vargas Sotomayor

Original music by Fil Uno (cello), Ale Hop (electronics)

Bonus Talk by Alonso Almenara, featuring Luis Alvarado

Artistic Editor: Suvani Suri

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Video Trailer: Karrl

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere

Copy Editing: Kathrin Hadeler

This episode hosts three Egyptian composers, musicians, and DJs of various backgrounds and music styles. It sheds a light on actors in the music industry and tries to understand the music scene from a first-hand perspective. An immersive sonic experience of the city of Cairo.

A podcast by Fair Soliman

Featuring: Rama, Nancy Mounir, El Waili

Bonus Talk by Adham Zidan

Assistant Producer: Nouran Hatem

Mix: Ismael Hosny

Artistic Editor: Abhishek Mathur

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Video Trailer: Karrl

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere

Copy Editing: Elisabeth Meister

This episode offers insight into the uncompressed music scene in Kampala, Uganda. It looks into the evolution of (underground) club culture and shows how house parties contributed so much to create the roots of feeling safe and a support system in the music community. It further discusses the importance of the Nyege Nyege label and festival that has gained massive international attention lately.

A podcast by Turkana

Featuring: Authentically Plastic, DJ Flo, Martin Kanja, Nsasi, Rey Sapienz

Bonus Talk by Gloria Kiconco

Artistic Editor: Abhishek Mathur

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Video Trailer: Caroll Omuom

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere

Copy Editing: Kathrin Hadeler

This episode features four testimonials from Ukrainian artists. They were recorded during the summer of 2022, a few months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The statements are candid monologues about music, dignity, and life during the darkest of times. The four artists speak about their visions of freedom and fear, their feelings about the future, and the influence of this war on their lives and their music; the situations they are facing and the choices they are making. What happened to their art and how do they perceive the role of the artist in this war?

A podcast by Dmytro Fedorenko

Featuring: Burning Woman, Symonenko, Ujif_notfound, Igor Yalivec

Bonus Talk by Peter Kirn feat. Sophia Bulgakova

Artistic Editor: Suvani Suri

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Video Trailer: Emma Nzioka

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere

Chapter 1: Podcast Timeszones – Music or Weapon: Four Monologues from Ukraine - Duration: 29:20 (00:00)

Chapter 2: Bonus Talk - Duration: 12:21 - Start: (29:24)

This episode examines how practices among friends help build networks to strengthen the explorations and works of artists while collectively building survival skills. The backdrop for this episode is the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, a very rich and complex city where mainstream spaces, venues, and cultural centers are playing a less than helpful role in the artistic scenes. It’s all about profit and not about culture, as producer Ailin Grad aka Aylu explains.

A podcast by Ailin Grad aka Aylu

Featuring: Elsa Justel, Miguel Garutti, Cecilia Castro, Rosa Nolly Bustos, Victoria Barca

Bonus Talk by Lola Granillo

Artistic Editor: Suvani Suri

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Video Trailer: Emma Nzioka

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere

Chapter 1: Podcast Timeszones – Buenos Aires: Relations Condensed in Practice - Duration: 23:42 (00:00)

Chapter 2: Bonus Talk - Duration: 11:11 - Start: (23:47)

This episode explores the creation of art during the political struggle that has shaped Sri Lanka and its capital Colombo since the start of 2022. The episode shares the perspective of artists and musicians who either lived permanently or temporarily around the Gota Go Gama camp, one of the central sites of the protest.

A podcast by Isuru Kumarasinghe and Devana Senanayake

Featuring: King Ratnam, Anu Madhubhashinie, Dinupa Kodagoda, Ajith Kumarasiri, and Namini Panchala

Bonus Talk by Janik Sittampalam and Zainamb Wahid

Artistic Editor: Abhishek Matur

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Video Trailer: Emma Nzioka

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere

Photography: Aaqill Nooramith

Chapter 1: Podcast Timeszones – Aragalaya: Inside the People’s Struggle in Colombo - Duration: 23:00 (00:00)

Chapter 2: Bonus Talk - Duration: 10:56 - Start: (23:00)

Conceived in the wake of Hungary’s latest parliamentary elections in April 2022 which reinforced the Orbán government’s grip on power for an unknown number of years, this episode aims to delve into the city’s independent (i.e. non-government funded) arts and music scene.

A podcast by Lucia Udvardyová, sound design by Máté Elod Janky

Featuring: Gáspár Miklós Tamás, Marci Bíró, Nándor Hevesi aka Ivan Buharov, Andi Soós, Gábor Kovács aka Új Bála, and Lilla Lőrinc

Artistic Editor: Abhishek Matur

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Video Trailer: Emma Nzioka

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere

Chapter 1: Podcast Timeszones – DIY or Die: Budapest Beneath the Surface - Duration: 25:00 (00:00)

Chapter 2: Bonus Talk - Duration: 11:36 - Start: (25:00)

This episode features a group of artists from the Gaza Strip, a territory suffering from the Israeli blockade established in 2007. This podcast episode reflects the digital reality of being together as a people and thus sheds light on the enormous challenges of working as a Palestinian artist today.

Featuring: Rehaf Al Batniji, Salman Nawati, Mahmoud Al Shaer

A podcast by Alia Rayyan and Alaa Barghouthi

Artistic Editor: Abhishek Matur

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Video Trailer: Emma Nzioka

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere

Photography: Rehaf Al Batniji

Chapter 1: Podcast Timeszones – When Beyond the Norm Becomes the Norm - Duration: 25:18 (00:00)

Chapter 2: Bonus Talk - Duration: 17:50 - Start: (25:18)