საქართველო (Sakartwelo) - ერთთად მივდივართ (Ertad Mivdivart)

Georgia is a Eurasian state in the South Caucasus, located east of the Black Sea and south of the Greater Caucasus. It is bordered by Russia to the north, Turkey and Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the east. The regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are occupied by Russian forces and are not under the control of the Georgian government. With around 3.7 million inhabitants (2020) in an area of ​​57,215 km² (excluding the occupied regions), Georgia is rather sparsely populated. About a third of the population lives in the capital region around Tbilisi; other major cities include Batumi, Kutaisi, and Rustavi.

The former Soviet republic encompasses mountain villages in the Caucasus as well as beaches on the Black Sea. Famous are the sprawling 12th-century Vardzia cave monastery and the ancient wine-growing region of Kakheti. The capital, Tbilisi, boasts diverse architecture and a labyrinthine old town with cobblestone streets.

The Georgians call their country "Sakartvelo" in Georgian, which roughly translates as "Land of the Kartvels." The word is said to originate from the god Kartlos, the progenitor of the Kartvels, who was worshipped in pre-Christian times.

The Kartvelians
The Georgians are one of the few peoples for whom no migration has been documented to date. It is certain that Georgia was already inhabited in the Paleolithic period. Recent archaeological excavations in eastern Georgia attest to cultivation 1.8 million years ago, long before the settlement of Central Europe. This includes the spectacular discovery of the oldest European humans in Dmanisi.

Slightly further south, in present-day Turkey, lies Mount Ararat, the legendary landing site of the Ark. According to historical sources from the 11th century, the Georgians trace their origins to the mythical ancestor Kartlos, the son of Targamos, who was a great-grandson of Noah (Genesis 10:1-2). The native name for Georgia is "Sakartvelo" (English: Sakartvelo), "Land of the Kartvelians."

Kartvelian tribes are mentioned as early as the 12th century BC. The first mention of the region dates back to the 2nd century BC in Assyrian cuneiform inscriptions. Urartian sources report the state structure "Diaochi" as their first unified union (Heinz Fähnrich, German cultural historian). The Greeks called the people Taochi (Xenophon, Anabasis, IV, 71); the territorial designation Tao persisted until the 20th century.

Georgia - Ertad Mivdivart

Haiti Ranking: https://soundcloud.com/josef-schweinzer/sets/ramixjoeworldcontest2025?si=56aeb14a09b44c1e9e78bbe5fc2db702&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Originaltitle: Repiblik d Ayiti - Nou Mache

Haiti is an island nation located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles. It comprises the western part of the Caribbean island, the eastern part of which is occupied by the Dominican Republic. Haiti's approximately eleven million inhabitants are mostly of sub-Saharan African descent. The country's capital is Port-au-Prince.

Haiti was the first independent state in the Caribbean after the French colonial period. Independence, achieved in 1804 after long conflicts in the Haitian Revolution, led to an economic decline of the formerly prosperous country. The world's first Black republic not only lost the knowledge and networks of colonial structures but was also forced to pay compensation to the expropriated and expelled landowners for a good 20 years. This resulted in a national debt that burdened the country, as did the refusal of France and other nations, which continued until 1838, to recognize Haiti as a sovereign country. From the very beginning, internal tensions and conflicts, divisions and power struggles, as well as wars against the eastern part of the island, made real economic and social development impossible. Ultimately, corruption and internal political blockades took hold, all of which contributed to Haiti's current status as an underdeveloped country.

Haiti is the only country in the Western Hemisphere ranked among the world's least developed countries. Its weak domestic economy, coupled with its unstable political situation with frequent unrest, has turned it into a failed state, from which more than three million citizens have emigrated since the mid-1990s.

On July 7, 2021, incumbent President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated without the perpetrators being apprehended. Since then, the long-fragile state structures have largely collapsed again. Moïse's de facto successor, Ariel Henry, attempted to rule the country authoritatively until his resignation in March 2024 and did not allow free elections. However, the state now controls only about half of the country; the rest is in the hands of armed gangs.

Haiti - Nou Mache

República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe -
Nós Vamos Juntos

São Tomé and Príncipe is an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, about 200 km off the coast of Africa, west of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The island of São Tomé is named after Saint Thomas; Príncipe means "Island of the Prince" (or "Prince").

"STP" is part of a volcanic chain with remarkable rock and coral formations, rainforests, and beaches. On the largest island, São Tomé, lies the Lagoa Azul, or Blue Lagoon. The Ôbo Natural Park, a biodiverse jungle reserve, covers a large part of São Tomé and is known for the Pico Cão Grande, a skyscraper-like volcanic rock.

S.Tomé&Principe - Nós Vamos Juntos

Κύπρος (Kypros) - χαμογελάμε σαν ένα (We Smile As One)

Cyprus is an island in the eastern Mediterranean. It is the third largest Mediterranean island after Sicily and Sardinia. Geographically, Cyprus is part of Asia, but politically and culturally it is mostly considered part of Europe. A good 1.12 million people live on 9,251 km² (2011).

The island has been de facto politically divided since 1974. The south is dominated by the Republic of Cyprus, which under international law continues to cover the entire island (except for the British military bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia). However, the northern part is under the control of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is only recognized by Turkey, which has occupied this area militarily since 1974 in violation of international law and, in addition to the approximately 40,000 stationed mainland Turkish soldiers, has also resettled a large number of mainland Turkish settlers on the island. It was created after Greek coup plotters annexed Cyprus to Greece against the will of Cypriot President Makarios III. and that of the Greek Cypriot majority tried to enforce. There is a buffer zone between the two areas, which also divides the capital Nicosia as the “Green Line” (πράσινη γραμμή/yeşil hat) and is monitored and managed by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

The “Sovereign British Bases” Akrotiri and Dhekelia are exclaves that belong to the United Kingdom under international law as British Overseas Territories. For Great Britain, the possibility of permanent use of the strategically important island was a condition for Cyprus's independence in 1960. The British also maintain a powerful radar system on the island's highest point, Mount Olympos, and the Ayios Nikolaos station near the exclave of Dhekelia, both of which are used for radio surveillance in the Middle East and are also used by the US National Security Agency (NSA). Like Malta, traffic on the island is on the left, a relic of the British colonial era that lasted from 1878 to 1960.

The Republic of Cyprus has been a member state of the European Union (EU) since May 1, 2004, with its territory recognized under international law. De jure this means that the Turkish north of the island also represents Union territory, but the Republic of Cyprus cannot exercise its rights there. The final version of the Annan plan for reorganizing the political situation on the island was rejected by the Greek Cypriots in a referendum.

Cyprus - We Smile As One

Lebanon Ranking: https://soundcloud.com/josef-schweinzer/sets/ramixjoeworldcontest2025?si=e261b1ffa73a43febbd412bdd653bb80&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Originaltitle: الجمهورية اللبنانية (al-Ǧumhūriyya al-lubnāniyya) -
                     نمضي معًا (Namdi Mean)
                   
Lebanon is a country in Western Asia on the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south along the Blue Line. To the west, it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon is considered part of the Mashreq and the Levant. In 2022, it had a population of approximately 5.5 million, almost half of them in the capital region of Beirut. The next two largest cities are Tripoli in the north and Sidon in the south.

Originally the land of the Phoenicians, Lebanon, like the entire Levant, became part of the empire of Alexander the Great in ancient times, later of the Roman Empire, and during the Islamic-Arab expansion between 634 and 640 AD, part of the Arab world, to which it remains to this day. Its population speaks Arabic and belongs to various Islamic and Christian denominations, with the Christian population being particularly high compared to that in other Arab countries (estimated at just over half of the total population after the founding of the Lebanese state in 1943, today just over 40%).

The 1943 National Pact established a political system in which specific positions and offices were assigned to different religious groups according to a fixed distribution key (religious proportionality). Following an economic boom that earned the country the reputation of being the "Switzerland of the Middle East," lingering tensions between the population groups erupted in 1975 into a civil war that lasted until 1990, during which time the two neighboring states, Syria and Israel, occupied Lebanon. The internal Lebanese front lines ran between Christians, Sunnis, Shiites, Druze, and Palestinians, between right-wing and left-wing forces. Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon in 2000, and the last Syrian troops withdrew in 2005. Since then, the country's reconstruction has been hampered by its indirect involvement in the region's larger conflicts, such as the ties between Lebanese Shiites and Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as between Lebanese Sunnis and Saudi Arabia. The former Christian dominance has diminished due to emigration, while the influence of the Iran-backed Islamist Hezbollah has grown in recent years.

Since 2019, Lebanon has been mired in a severe economic crisis. The Lebanese state accumulated nearly $90 billion in debt by 2020, and an estimated one-third of the population is at risk of starvation. The food supply situation is strained, partly due to the approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the world's largest proportion of refugees relative to the total population of any country.

Lebanon - Namdi Mean

Federated States of Micronesia (Fān Iten Chuuk) - Ika Sipwe Itach

Micronesia (from ancient Greek μικρός mikros "small" and νῆσοι nēsoi "islands", i.e. "Small Islands") is an island region in the western Pacific Ocean. The national territory covers only part of the island territory of Micronesia.

Micronesians refers to the inhabitants of Micronesia in Oceania.

They are closely related to the Polynesians, although the latter have darker skin.

Their culture is strongly influenced by surrounding cultures. In the east, one finds a more Polynesian culture (with chieftaincy), and in the west, a more Melanesian-Indonesian-influenced culture with chieftaincy without nobility, with the Marianas being an exception.

Today, many different ethnic groups make up the inhabitants of Micronesia, but they are all descendants of the Micronesian culture and still belong to it. The Micronesian culture was one of the last original cultures of the region to emerge. It emerged from a mixture of Melanesian, Polynesian, and Filipino cultures. A good example are the Yapese, who, on the one hand, were settled from the area around Malaysia and whose language is derived from Malay, and, on the other hand, share cultural similarities with the Melanesian peoples of the Admiralty Islands.

The lack of similar characteristics or overlap between neighboring cultures is the criterion for the Micronesian cultural area.

Micronesia - Ika Sipwe Itach

Guyana Ranking: https://soundcloud.com/josef-schweinzer/sets/ramixjoeworldcontest2025?si=321cfb633c4d4d02a004875dcccb6d78&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Originaltitle: Co-operative Republic of Guyana - Bright And Bold

Guyana is a country on the Atlantic coast of South America. It borders Brazil to the south and west, Venezuela to the northwest, and Suriname to the east.

On the other side of Suriname lies the French overseas department of Guyane, or French Guiana. The South American Guianas are not to be confused with the three African countries of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea.

Covered in dense rainforest and with a passion for cricket and calypso music, this English-speaking country has close cultural ties to the Caribbean. The capital, Georgetown, is known for its British colonial architecture, including the large, colorful wooden Anglican church, St. George's Cathedral. A large clock adorns the tower of Stabroek Market, where local produce is sold.

Guyana - Bright And Bold

République de Guinée - N’tô N’kélé

Guinea is a country in West Africa bordering (clockwise from the northwest) Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Guinea is Conakry.

The former French colony of Guinea gained independence on October 2, 1958. In its turbulent history, Guinea has suffered many military coups, most recently in 2021. The resulting current government, led by Mamady Doumbouya, rules authoritatively, just like previous governments. Serious human rights violations continue to occur regularly.

In addition to neighboring Guinea-Bissau, there is another country in Africa called Guinea: Equatorial Guinea, located further east between Cameroon and Gabon. These countries should not be confused with the South American Guianas (Guyana, French Guiana, and Dutch Guiana/Suriname).

Guinea - N'to N'kélé

Honduras Ranking: https://soundcloud.com/josef-schweinzer/sets/ramixjoeworldcontest2025?si=912b32c2055b4cb5877ba94c5a161f80&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Originaltitle: República de Honduras - La Hacemos Brillar

Honduras is a country in Central America. Honduras borders Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. The state name is derived from the Spanish word hondura, which means depth.

Honduras - La Hacemos Brillar

St.Vincent&Grenadines is an independent island nation in the Caribbean Sea, part of the West Indies. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas.


Yacht-filled harbors, chic private islands, and volcanic landscapes—this country is known for its major sailing destinations, such as reef-surrounded Bequia on Admiralty Bay, with white sandy beaches like Princess Margaret Beach. St. Vincent is home to the capital, Kingstown.

St.Vincent&Grenadines - Together We Walk

After Heraklit*, this is the second soundscape made with a polyend tracker - a device  I like to refer to as a digital punchcard machine. The reasons for this naming choice are obvious to anyone old enough to remember actual punchcards. 

this upload also is an experiment in having an accompanying video - shot in a jittery, glitchy, seemingly careless, nouvelle-vague digital-punk-70s style: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIgBYsTstBs/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

all of the sound, imagery, wording and poetry:  copyright jo richter

RELATIVE SUN

translating torsos, gestures and forces
timid embraces of cultural icons
mind's urban slacklines span fixes and fines
surgical lasers, mosses and lichen
kneel at the sabretooth altar - move on, never falter
don't feed from the baiters - don't give up trying

* https://soundcloud.com/sonic-textures/heraklit_01-wav?si=cf85782bca904f0483b286023143620f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Now, dear soundcloud, do tell me why this cannot be recommended?

relative sun

relative sun (a digital punchcard)

Even as a small child I wanted to learn a musical instrument...

...since there was a music school in our small town where I grew up, but it was limited to the activities of the local musicians' band, the choice was rather limited... because piano, guitar or saxophone were not offered and that's why I decided me for the trumpet, which was not used for cast-technical reasons, so the FLÜGELHORN became my instrument...
In my youth I turned my back on music and was active in sports towards the end of my teenage years.

Guyana - Bright And Bold

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