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Cities and Memory

Oxford, 15.12.24

The opening mix for International Migrants Day, Part One, from Cities and Memory, one of the world's largest open source sound projects. Covering three themes: forced migration, diaspora communities, and migration is life. Full context on each recording available here.

"This show presents field recordings from the Migration Sounds project, which is the first global study of the sounds of human migration, developed in association with the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society at Oxford University."

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Tracklist

  • Cities And Memory
    Mediterranean Sea, 2am, 27th December
  • Cities And Memory
    Mediterranean Sea, Surviving The Ocean Viking
  • Cities And Memory
    Marianosztra, Hungary, Prison Inmates
  • Cities And Memory
    Eidomeni, Greece, 2016
  • Cities And Memory
    Bordeaux, France, 2023 Protest
  • Cities And Memory
    Bremen, Germany, Protest
  • Cities And Memory
    Louiseville, USA, Trump Rally
  • Cities And Memory
    London, England, Sikh Temple
  • Cities And Memory
    New York, USA, Chinatown
  • Cities And Memory
    Xinjiang, China, Nomadic Kazakhs
  • Cities And Memory
    London, England, Bangladeshi Tailors
  • Cities And Memory
    London, England, West African Barbers
  • Cities And Memory
    Padova, Italy, Senegalese Busker
  • Cities And Memory
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Filipino Expats Playing Basketball
  • Cities And Memory
    Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Cities And Memory
    Cartagena, Colombia, Fable
  • Cities And Memory
    San Francisco, USA, Juan Pablo
  • Cities And Memory
    Zitacuaro, Mexico, Monarch Butterflies