Migrations of people and birds

"The field recording reminds me to listen to the world around in nature and juxtaposed with the sounds of diaspora and migration, it captures the spirit behind the audio - of birds communicating with the audience and with each other, of light footsteps through a forest preserved in present day. Why are other forests not given the same status and how can we preserve the forests and rivers that make up our land?

"I imagine walking through a forest that is preserved and capturing its sounds the same way as we walk through an urban setting , with people, calls to prayer, grackles, frog sounds, etc. Each recording shared in this piece is captured during my travels and visiting home in Lahore, Pakistan and living between Houston, Texas.

"I've used various recordings and I use a simple phone recorder to record my sounds as I travel and I overlaid these pieces to capture the concept of migration and diaspora through sound and to layer the original track in the backdrop as a loop. The sounds of the birds play with the verses of Persian poetry and the bamboo flute and all the sounds in between that inspire me in my day to day."

Kasugayama Primeval Forest reimagined by Mashal Awais.

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This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.

Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage