Reggae, The Signature Sound Of South London
Each city comes with its unique brand of music culture. To know London’s subculture better, one must first understand its relationship with reggae.
Places
Spaces that are unusual, unpredictable, or just plain quirky, not forgetting the inventive environments that push the boundaries of conventional thinking.
Sounding Off On Spirituality: Exploring Chanting In Different Cultures
We take a closer look at why chants seem to figure in all spiritual practices. The act of it seemingly takes practitioners into another plane or state of mind, and is good for health. Or is it just a figment of their expectations?
Home-cation: Virtual Travel Trends That Stamp Passports At Home
Sound Of Life explores what digital travelling from home looks like without spending a single cent.
Listen To The Sound Of Silence: The World’s Certified-Quiet Places
Be hear in these few quiet places in the world to understand the definition silence.
Eat, Sleep & Breathe Music: 5 Must-Visit Experiential Spaces In Asia
Music is life. But there’s more to it than just record shops and concert halls. SOL shares five places where you can enjoy the power of music as an art form.
The Tokyo Toilet Project: An Unlikely Collection Of Art Spaces
Who would’ve guessed that public toilets could become must-visit locations for art lovers? Trust the Japanese to make this a reality with this most intriguing of public projects.
Sound of Cities: How Techno Became The Soundtrack Of A Unified Berlin
Techno has always conjured up the image of Berlin, and Berlin has always sounded like techno.
Rediscovering the Sounds of Nairobi During a Global Pandemic
Following the outbreak of Covid-19 in Kenya, Sound of Nairobi, a digital archive of Nairobi’s soundscapes, set out to learn something of the pandemic experience through listening.
The Five Must-See Indie Films To Refuel Your Wanderlust
Sound of Life has teamed up with Suitcase Magazine and Eyelet, the world’s top destination for streaming indie films, to take you on a virtual journey into the world beyond our doorsteps.
Sound Of Cities: Hong Kong’s Natural Orchestra Is Pretty ‘Green’
A virtual sound map and library reveals a different side to the Asian megacity that is Hong Kong – one that is far removed from its image of a concrete jungle.