TIMEZONES Norient

In recent years, small-scale studios in Nairobi have begun producing music locally, and some of their output reaches millions of listeners in Kenya, or create buzz and noise in international niche music scenes. Their producers and musicians are turning old hierarchies upside down, often calling for social and political reforms. But they’re also facing a lot of resistance.

Director, idea, interviews: Thomas Burkhalter

Music: Thomas Burkhalter, Daniel Jakob

Additional Samples: Joseph Kamaru, Boutross + soundofnairobi.net

Additional Voiceovers: Kacey Moore, Selasia A. Djameh

Trailer Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Editing: Thomas Burkhalter, Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Graphics Cover: Šejma Fere

An electro-acoustic composition based on the interviews with the three artists Mara Micciche, Branko Džinović and Vukašin Đelić, my close friends and collaborators, who have never met each other. They live in three different cities - Šabac, Belgrade, Zurich. Their stories as well as their sounds, intertwine throughout the piece modified and accompanied by the sounds of my own, all of them creating an ensemble of voices, sounds and musical fragments deriving from diverse set of musical practices by each of us.

A podcast by Belgrade based composer and sound artist Svetlana Maraš.

Composition, montage: Svetlana Maraš

Sounds and words by: Mara Micciche, Branko Džinović and Vukašin Đelić.

Featuring: Mara Micciche, Branko Džinović and Vukašin Đelić.

Trailer Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Graphics Cover: Šejma Fere

In the third episode of Timezones four contemporary artists with a connection to the city of Delhi reflect upon their diverse and evolving practices. Heeding into the COVID pandemic, they share observations and open spaces of thought where new meanings and speculative realities are constantly being formed, un-formed and re-formed. The composition interweaves these conversations into fragments of found sound, musical renditions and sonic textures, contemplating the ever-shifting edges of truth.



Featuring: Mochu, Pallavi Paul, Gagan Singh, Suhail Yusuf Khan

A podcast by Suvani Suri and Abhishek Mathur

Conceptualisation, Interviews: Abhishek Mathur, Suvani Suri

Arrangement, Editing, Sound Design: Abhishek Mathur, Suvani Suri

Additional Mixing: Gaurav Chintamani, Quarter Note Studios

Additional Samples, Recordings: Suhail, Mochu, Pallavi

Trailer Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Graphics Cover: Šejma Fere

There is an unspoken blueprint in the Bay Area arts and music communities allowing artists an organic crossover between practices and languages. A hybridizing of mediums that arises from spaces of deep experimentation. From the Bay Area’s openness and curiosity to the limitations of physical spaces to work and gather in – leading to the creation of multipurpose spaces that host artists across visual art, performance, and music, thus resulting in crossovers. A podcast featuring 8ulentina, Nadia Shihab, Sofia Córdova, Khatchadour Khatchaourian, and Greekor Greg Nemet.



A podcast by Lara Sarkissian

Co-initiated and co-produced by Norient and the Goethe-Institut

Featuring: 8ulentina / Esra Canoğulları, Nadia Shihab, Sofia Córdova, Khatchadour Khatchaourian, Greekor Greg Nemet

Direction and Production: Lara Sarkissian

Music: Lara Sarkissian

Artistic Editor: Suvani Suri

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Trailer Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Trailer Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere



Chapter 1: Podcast Timeszones: Bay Area’s Interdisciplinary Artistic Blueprint - Duration: 33:27 (00:00)

Chapter 2: Bonus Talk - Duration: 10:54 - Start: (33:27)

Behind the picture-postcard landscapes and the stereotypical images of carnival, beaches, and beautiful women lies an enigmatic and broken city: Rio de Janeiro. Rio’s musical and creative identity, such as samba and carnival, seems to be ever transforming and flirting with traditional forms, yet at the same time, those forms have a history of struggle, intimately connected to Afro-Brazilian musical and religious expressions. In a challenging historical moment of crisis, a pandemic and political ruthlessness, artists in Rio are integrating those identities with the most immediate needs and perceptions of reality. The goal is to stay alive, sane and, most of all, creative.



Featuring: Thiago Lanis, Domingos Guimaraens and Ynaiê Dawson (Opavivará), Cabelo Cobral Coral, Thaís Delgado, Bruno Carvalho, Sabrina Fidalgo

A podcast by Vivian Caccuri

Music: Vivian Caccuri, Thiago Lanis

Additional Samples: Opavivará, MC Bruna Alves, MC Don Juan

Editing: Vivian Caccuri

Artistic Editor: Svetlana Maraš

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere



Chapter 1: Podcast Timeszones: Staying Creative Between Beauty and Chaos in Rio de Janeiro - Duration: 26:48 (00:00)

Chapter 2: Bonus Talk - Duration: 20:37 - Start: (26:48)

This episode reflects on the current uncertainties experienced in Beirut and how they have influenced creative processes. The city of Beirut is a space that is constantly transforming. From the violent conflicts of the recent past to the social uncertainty of the present, Beirut has become synonymous with precariousness.

Featuring: Chaza Charafeddine, Muriel N. Kahwagi, Sharif Sehnaoui, Rana Eid

A podcast by Rana Eid and Nadim Mishlawi

Bonus Talk: Nesrine Khodr, featuring Mhamad Safa

Artistic Editor: Abhishek Matur

Project Management: Hannes Liechti

Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson

Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob

Mastering: Adi Flück, Centraldubs

Artwork: Šejma Fere



Chapter 1: Podcast Timeszones – Beirut: Traces of a City – A Pod Poem - Duration: 23:40 (00:00)

Chapter 2: Bonus Talk - Duration: 13:56 - Start: (23:40)