World is Sound landed in the amazingly beautiful Turkish beach town of Çeşme on the Aegean coast where we found amazing beaches, great food and lovely beats from DJ Steep (Yalcin Lacin) who spins every …
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Faisal Zedan- Syrian percussion master
Jef Stott sat down with Middle East master percussionist Faisal Zedan at the Middle Eastern Music and Dance camp in Northern California to hear more about his approach to drumming, music and performing with a …
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Turkish Fretless Guitar with Sinan Cem Eroğlu
World is Sound producer Jef Stott met with the amazing Istanbul guitarist, composer and multi instrumentalist Sinan Cem Eroğlu in his home studio to talk about his wild double neck fretless guitar, playing with the …
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Cameras to Cuba! We are going to Havana!
The Cameras to Cuba project is a collaboration between World is Sound, a travel channel about music and the Cuban media arts collective El Almacén. The Cameras to Cuba campaign is to raise money to …
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World is Sound- Music from the Travel Ban to Benefit ACLU
World is Sound- Music from the Travel Ban Here is a collection of tracks from countries banned by the Trump Administration. Buy these today, Friday Feb 3, from Bandcamp and the proceeds will benefit …
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Turkish Troubador Ulaş Özdemir
World is Sound Istanbul edition continues with a deep interview with Ulaş Özdemir an Âşık bard/ troubadour from Eastern Anatolia. We met with Ulaş in his home in Istanbul for a engaging and insightful conversation …
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World is Sound- Sufi Music of Istanbul
During the World is Sound sessions in Turkey, we met with our dear friend Sinan Erdemsel, a Sufi musician and teacher living in the old Fatih neighborhood in Istanbul. Sinan’s family has been living in …
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Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp trailer
World is Sound- Middle East Music and Dance Camp trailer. Here is a quick preview of our new upcoming episodes on the Music of the Middle East. We collected interviews and performances from the Middle …
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Karsh Kale- Live in w MC Sethi X
South Asian electronica producer and percussion master Karsh Kale teamed up with MC Sethi X for a live set recently in San Francisco. The World is Sound caught them in action as part of our …
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San Francisco- “SF Pride”
New World is Sound episode -San Francisco Pride! More LOVE, less hate! As part of our San Francisco episode, The World is Sound came out to the massive SF Pride event this Summer. We joined …
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