Cambodia
Indonesia
Balinese Gamalan Music:
Music plays from a children's performance in Ubud, Bali. Read other stories about Ubud.
Balinese Kecak Dance 1:
A clip from the Kecak (sounds like kechak) dance in Ubud, Bali.
Balinese Kecak Dance 2:
[Clip 2]
India
Indian Bus:
Horn honking rattle-trap at 5 a.m. on the way to Jaisalmer. It is missing the typical shrieking Hindi music that normally accompanies such trips.
Ireland
Dingle Music Festival 1:
Traditional Irish music complete with background pub noise. Recorded at the Dingle Music Festival in the Dingle Peninsula.
Dingle Music Festival 2:
[Another clip from the Dingle Music Festival.]
Dingle Music Festival 3:
[Another clip from the Dingle Music Festival.]
Nepal
Kathmandu Monkey Temple:
Buddhist / Hindu chanting at one of Nepal's most famous temples, the Monkey Temple.
Kathmandu Monks Chanting:
Young monks chant with elders at a monastery and school near Bodhnath (near Kathmandu).
Panama
Samoa
Spain
Spanish Busker:
A Barcelona street entertainer plays guitar and sings for change.
Basque / Spanish Soccer Fans:
Hordes of soccer fans sing "Ole ole ole ole" and chant Basque separatist slogans on their way to San Sebastian's opening soccer match with Bilbao.
Thailand
Thai River Boat:
A river boat docks along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.
Thai Train:
An overnight train to southern Thailand.
Thai Tuk-Tuk:
The ubiquitous sounds of the tuk-tuk in Bangkok.
Turkey
Turkish Call to Prayer:
The evening Muslim call to prayer is broadcast over the miniret loudspeaker in the small lakeside town of Egirdir.
Turkish Mosque:
The mezzin from the call to prayer invited me into the mosque to watch the actual service. I watched, not sure what to do, but honored that I could experience it.
Vietnam
Vietnamese Hilltribe Music 1:
The haunting sounds of music played by the hilltribes of Sapa, near the border of China in northern Vietnam.
Vietnamese Hilltribe Music 2:
[Another clip from Sapa.]
Vietnamese Market:
Vendors preach their low prices and good deals in the town of Dalat in Vietnam's central highlands.