Sunday Churchbells In Cabanyal, Valencia

In Pamplona, church bells seem to mark the end of siesta..

Pamplona Bells

I heard it and sat straight-up in bed looking at my phone, 5:32am..  Chanting echoed loudly through the Riad..  I jumped out of bed, pulled on yesterday's pants, and hurried up the rooftop stairs three at a time..  A cacophony of voices, a dis-harmonic amplified chord, raised goosebumps on my arms..  My first Muslim call to prayer echoed through  still darkened streets..  The voice emanating from the adjacent mosque seemed to lead the call, echoed by countless voices from towers across the Medina.  Amazing.  Have a listen:

Call To Prayer - Marrakech, Morocco

An African drumline and dance crew draws a big crowd in Lisbon.

African Drumline in Lisbon

Krissy and I, trying to find our way through the Marrakech Medina one night..

Marrakech Medina

We were walking through Tiergarten Park, in Berlin and came across this group protesting the treatment of refugees in front of the Reichstag Building..

Protesters At The Reichstag, Berlin

Just a normal, every day, drum and brass procession, on a nondescript street in Amsterdam

African Drum and Brass Procession - Amsterdam

A clip of Nils Frahm's beautiful set at Paradiso in Amsterdam

Nils Frahm - July 5, 2015, Paradiso, Amsterdam

What a pleasant surprise, transferring metro trains in Paris and happening upon this beautiful music..

13-Piece String Ensemble, Châtelet Station, Paris

A hauntingly beautiful song from the retirement ceremony of an accomplished sumo wrestler at Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo, Japan

Sumo Danpatsushiki, retirement song

We happened to visit Kek Lok Si, the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia at just the right moment..

Kek Lok Si Buddhist Chanting

After a day-long hike in the jungle of North Sumatra, we settled down for the night at this beautiful riverside campsite.  Not long after the sun set, a huge storm rolled in. As the storm subsided, the river, fed by the hard jungle rain, grew stronger and stronger into a deafening roar, climbing to the foot of our tents.  Have a listen..

After The Rain - River Rising

In the southwestern highlands of Guatemala, the Mayan community of Santiago Atitlan celebrates the deity named Moximon.  Each year the deity is moved to another home in the community, which becomes a shrine for Mayans to pilgrimage, pray, and give offerings. Two of the main offerings are tobacco and rum. The statue continuously has a cigarette or cigar burning, and even is given a drink of booze from time to time.  This audio recording was taken from the shrine in 12/17.

Moximon Chanting

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