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Music

Stranger Sounds: Chicago

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Soul, blues and gospel from the Windy City

  • Chicago
  • North America
  • United States
  • Music

The New Generation of Nigerian Musicians

Joey Akan

The young Nigerian musicians taking the world by storm

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Music

Stranger Sounds: Amazon

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Explore soundscapes from the river and rainforest

  • Amazon
  • Global
  • South America
  • Music

Party Revolution

Anastacia Galouchka

Rave culture breaks from the past to build something new

  • Europe
  • Ukraine
  • Culture
  • Music
  • Subculture

Stranger Sounds: Johannesburg

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Vintage jazz, blues and groove sounds from Johannesburg

  • Africa
  • Johannesburg
  • South Africa
  • Music

Dogg Pound Days

photography by Karabo Mooki

The skateboarding and punk rock counterculture in Black South Africa

  • Africa
  • Johannesburg
  • South Africa
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Postcard from Josephine Street

Big Freedia as told to Gwen Thompkins

Big Freedia talks growing up in New Orleans and the roots of Bounce

  • New Orleans
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Stranger Sounds: California

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Somewhere hidden in these songs lies the California dream

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  • Music

Stranger Sounds: Vietnam

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Pop and soul oldies from Vietnam

  • Asia
  • Vietnam
  • Music

Stranger Sounds: New Orleans

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New Orleans then and now

  • New Orleans
  • North America
  • United States
  • Music

Stranger Sounds: The Caribbean

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Island-hopping funk and nostalgic sounds from the Caribbean

  • Caribbean
  • North America
  • Music

Stranger Sounds: The Mediterranean

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Dance music from across the Mediterranean with a few breaths of folk and jazz

  • Mediterranean
  • Music
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