March 2, 2012: Charles Powne: Indian Soundscapes - Varanasi

CHARLES POWNE: INDIAN SOUNDSCAPES - VARANASI

1. LAUNDRY AT SUNRISE, VARANASI
Thwack! Thwack! and some birds.
2. EVENING CEREMONY, DASHASWAMED GHAT, VARANASI
Lots and lots of bells. Very clichéd sounding.
3. AFTERNOON CRICKET GAME, VARANASI
Pretty quiet stuff, interrupted by excited shouting.
4. MORE CRICKET
5. GHATS WALK
Mostly very quiet, but with some nice music....'
6. WALKING AROUND
music, voices, fairly interesting.
7. SPECIAL PASSAGEWAY TOWARDS BURNING GHAT
8. TABLA PLAYER
Recorded outside his bedroom, through the curtain.
9. MORE LAUNDRY.
Better than track one because it has some faint singing being played through distant loudspeakers.
10. CONTINUATION OF TRACK 10
nice stuff, very quiet, but very nice!
11. NOTHING
12. MORE NOTHING

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