Before the new metro in Lausanne was finished in 2008, Patricia Bosshard asked the reponsible people at TL (Public Transport Lausanne) to compose the metro station jingles. Together with sound engineer David Scrufari they recorded local sounds and sound environments and produced the short pieces. The station announcements were spoken by Renato Häusler, who shouts the hours from the cathedral tower in four directions since 2002 (a tradition that goes back to 1405, originally to alarm the people of fire, nowadays announcing the hours between 22h-2h).

Background Article on Patricia Bosshardt: https://norient.com/podcasts/patricia-bosshard/

Background Article

Patricia Bosshardt: M2 - Metro Station Jingles in Lausanne

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Emmerson «2 Fut Arata» (Sierra Leone)

Positive Black Soul «Wouyouma» (Senegal)

Fac Alliance «Mariama» (Guinea)

The track «Aranis» by Soap Kills (from 2005) is discussed in the book «Local Music Scenes and Globalization: Transnational Networks in Beirut» by Thomas Burkhalter (Routledge). Info: http://beirut.norient.com/

Book Info

Soap Kills - «Aranis»

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Gqom from Durban is being added to our Norient playlists for quite a while now. On our recent South African tour we finally met some of the producers of this deep and dark electronic music in different townships around Durban. We interviewed them, and edited, mixed and manipulated their voices and music. First take of our Gqom Edits: Citizen Boy, and his grandmother. We met them at their house in Avoca Hills, Durban. Co-produced by Thomas Burkhalter, Bit-Tuner and Dejot. Upcoming Gqom-Takes: Dominowe, Menchess.  

Link to Norient Post:  http://norient.com/audio/gqom01/
Photo of Citizen Boy: by Thomas Burkhalter, Norient, 2016

Gqom Edit Post

Citizen Boy - Gqom Edits 001

Khaled Arman spielte in Kabul Funk, in Prag und Paris zeitgenössische Gitarrenmusik und in Genf afghanische Populärmusik. Mit dem Ensemble Kaboul hat Arman einen BBC World Music Award gewonnen, und als Solomusiker geht er mit seiner umgebauten Rubab eigene Wege. Eine Radiosendung von Thomas Burkhalter.

Der Podcast auf Norient.com: https://norient.com/podcasts/khaledarmanpodcast/

Portrait of a Real Man

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Ensemble Kabul: Afghanische Musik vom Genfersee (Podcast)

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