San‘a’: Call to Prayer *552006 / field recording With loudspeakers mounted to their minarets, fifty-five imams of fifty-five mosques broadcast the evening call to prayer over the ancient, walled city of San‘a’, capital of Yemen.
Their voices reverberate through the narrow streets, fall into and out of accidental harmonies, and continue well beyond the timespan of this recording.
Sri Lanka Whistles2006 / field recordings This young duo from the busy beaches south of Colombo can whistle a decent tune. I never asked if they count Brian Wilson amongst their influences.
