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Ever wonder what an African festival sounds like? Or wanted to hear a street musician in Lisbon? Tune into these ten one-minute audio clips recorded in cities throughout the world, and be transported.
Rome beats Milan 2-1 in a football game at Milan's San Sira stadium. Recorded by Stephen Piccolo. Listen to the audio.
A sunrise boat ride on the Ganges, along the shore of the holy Indian city, Varanasi. Recorded by Tara Anderson. Listen to the audio.
A local woman sings Fado, a haunting strain of Portugese folk music, near the Castelo de Sao Jorge in Lisbon's Alfama district. Recorded by Kurt Tidmore. Listen to the audio.
The notes of a private piano lesson mingle with the buzz of cicadas south of the Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Recorded by Samantha Van Gerbig. Listen to the audio.
In Benin, West Africa, an ice cream vendor's horn cuts through the din of a Voodoo Festival. Recorded by Lena Strayhorn and Chris Miller. Listen to the audio.
Two Chinese operas are performed in neighboring houses one evening in San Francisco's Chinatown. Recorded by Thomas Sturm. Listen to the audio.
A local man plays a wooden crank organ in the quaint main square of Warsaw's old town. Recorded by Sean O'Neill. Listen to the audio.
Wind blows off the sea and through the World Wind Organ—strategically placed cluster of hollow bamboo pipes—in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Recorded by Michiel de Boer. Listen to the audio.
In the Turkish city of Konya, during the holy city of Ramadan, children play while a nearby mosque broadcasts a Qu'ranic recitation. Recorded by Matthew Sansom. Listen to the audio.
An organ reverberates through a cathedral in Siena, Italy, on a summer day. Recorded by Michael Peters. Listen to the audio.
To listen to hundreds of other audio clips—or to submit your own—visit the contribution-based One-Minute Vacation project at oneminutevacation.org.
—Bree Sposato
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