From silence to sounds
Paris lockdown sound recorded by Pascale Mons. "Friday, April 3, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, just before 8pm. I'm listening to the sound of the neighborhood through the open window. It's a very quiet sound like I rarely had the chance to hear at this place and time of the day.  "After a while, seagulls, these birds from the sea which have elected place in Paris for a few years now, beg...
5m Apr 13, 2020
5m
A bench by the duck pond
Huddersfield lockdown sound recorded by Freya Shaw. "I recorded this soundscape of the duckpond in my local park a couple of weeks ago. I live in England and the pandemic has accelerated rapidly here so, in many ways my local area’s soundscape has altered dramatically since the time of the recording.  "The area without such a great volume of  vehicles and crowds seems almost more clear and peac...
5m Apr 13, 2020
5m
Montreal, Plateau - day 20 of lockdown
Montreal lockdown sound by Rachel McCrum. "Walking from the sidewalk opposite Parc Jeanne-Mance up Parc on April 1, 2020 - day 20 of our coronavirus lockdown.  "Alternating between residential streets, ruelles, and the main throughfares of Parc, St Joseph. More cars than you'd expect: less people. Spring is creeping in slowly, so the birdsong is loud. I find myself flinching at the noises, vie ...
11m Apr 13, 2020
11m
Clap for Carers in north-east London
London lockdown sound recorded by Andy Popperwell. "At 2000BST on Thursday 2nd April 2020, people all over the UK joined in with clapping and cheering to thank those working in the UK National Health Service and also those in the other emergency services, carers, supermarket workers and many others.   "This event began on Thursday 26th March 2020 and looks set to be a weekly event. This soundwa...
3m Apr 11, 2020
3m
Rain outside the window
Orange County, USA lockdown sound recorded by Stephen Michaels. "It's been raining a lot here in the morning. It often stops before I'm awake, but in the mornings I can still hear the sound of rain that's collected on my roof dripping into a large puddle outside my window.  "I usually wake up to noise created by my roommates, but with quarantine, everyone's either still sleeping in or back home...
1m Apr 11, 2020
1m
A sunny day in Velehrad
Czech Republic lockdown sound recorded by Marie Stepanikova. "I was taking my 10 month old nephew to a walk, trying to make him fall asleep. I am spending Easter with my sister, she has four kids and all of them have to stay in house, because school is closed.  "It is a difficult time for them, so I try to help her a little bit and take care of the kids and help them with school. I guess that t...
2m Apr 11, 2020
2m
Railway cable
Ventimiglia, Italy lockdown sound recorded by Antonino Russo. "I share this particular sound of the railway cables recorded near my house. It was a windy evening. I am a field recordist so I immediately took advantage to record this incredible sound." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http:...
2m Apr 11, 2020
2m
Warning from the early birds
Shanghai lockdown sound recorded by Christine Yuan. "I isolated myself from the whole world for almost one month, in those days, I wanna isolate from all the bad news online but I cannot, so I try to document the soundscapes around me, observed the small space, observed my heart, especially hearing the birds, feeding them, also hearing myself in my music composition.  "Maybe the nature just wan...
1m Apr 11, 2020
1m
Sound Walk through Riverside Grove, Boulder Creek, CA
Boulder Creek, USA lockdown sound recorded by Ray Rischpater. "It's a rural community; life goes on pretty much as normal -- people walk their dogs, drive through the neighborhood, feed the mourning doves, and cut their firewood." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory...
5m Apr 11, 2020
5m
Birds and claps, Nantes
Nantes lockdown sound recorded by Kevin Lemoine. "I live with 6 roommates in Nantes, this sound was recorded around 8pm, at sunset. The grand silence of the first two days was replaced by more and more bird songs, reminding me of the countryside I grew up in.  "We live next to a supermarket and witnessed the first panic-shopping waves, then people avoiding themselves, and now wearing gloves and...
6m Apr 11, 2020
6m
Blackbird in Kilo
Finnish lockdown sound recorded by Ilkka Paloniemi. "In beautiful spring evening the eurasian blackbird was singing near by. Sounds are healing in these lock down days." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
1m Apr 11, 2020
1m
Morning in Highfields, Orleans
Orleans, France lockdown sound recorded by Shoï Extrasystole. "Early morning, backyard of my tiny home, I put out some grains for birds: they come and some grains fall down onto a metal plate; you can also hear the neighbour opening windows, a dog, pigeon, guinea fowl, bee... " Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for ...
6m Apr 11, 2020
6m
Sintra, o fim de um dia de primavera
Sintra lockdown sound recorded by Inês Abrantes Santos. "These week I was at my home in Sintra and I think the world is change very fast with this situation.  "I hear more birds the sky was more blue the stars are shinning a lot and this is so magic. Life is magic." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more informa...
12s Apr 11, 2020
12s
Listening to the birdsong at the University
Lisbon lockdown sound recorded by Ana Luisa Fernando. "This is the birdsong that we can listen at our University very early in the morning... or now, during the coronavirus pandemic.  "And why am I here and not at home? Because I have some essays going on that need my weekly assistance...even a cuckoo can be listen...enjoy and please stay home." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting ...
1m Apr 11, 2020
1m
Doing the dishes
Orange County, USA lockdown sound recorded by Sylvie Messing. "This is a recording of a task I find incredibly mundane yet equally meditative - doing the dishes. We don't have a dishwasher in my home, so we do all of our dishes by hand. Therefore it's super important to stay on top of dishes.  "Here in California, the COVID-19 outbreak has been especially bad; my days are filled with lots of co...
4m Apr 11, 2020
4m
Fresh afternoon in the desert
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico lockdown sound recorded by Lorena Mondragon. "This is the sound out of my room window in my parent's house. Spring has arrived, and with a large fig tree in the backyard, many birds are attracted during the day. The skies are blue with fluffy white clouds. People here usually have dogs in their backyards, so it's normal to hear them barking at passing birds.  "Things in Me...
2m Apr 11, 2020
2m
Out for a walk
Loughborough, UK lockdown sound recorded by Andy Billington. "Lisa, Sofia and I went out in the sun across the fields for our daily exercise session and dropped out onto Woodhouse Lane. We couldn't go through the woods as they are currently closed and as the road turned into a path towards the edge of Loughborough I stopped and took the picture of the pond next to the Road before recording myse...
1m Apr 11, 2020
1m
The sounds of Nowruz, Tehran
Tehran lockdown sound by Negar Zojaji. "The lockdown due to Corona virus in Iran happened at the same time with the Persian new year.  "Despite the lockdown and empty streets buskers occasionally play the Sorna and the Dohol on the streets of residential neighborhoods.  "Dohol and Sorna are two traditional musical instruments that are particularly played on festive ceremonies like that of the a...
1m Apr 09, 2020
1m
Port de Mourepiane, Marseilles
Marseilles lockdown sound by Francis Ruggirello. "Sounds of the port station of Mourepiane, one hears the noise of the containers in the distance, sound of a neighborhood of small houses on a hill." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
2m Apr 09, 2020
2m
From my terrace, Veracruz
Veracruz, Mexico lockdown sound recorded by Fernando Gonzalez Garcia. "Due to the coronavirus pandemic in Mexico (we are now in the second phase), we have seen the need to stay home for our own safety and health.  "So taking advantage of the quarantine, I have had the opportunity to record some soundscapes from my terrace. Some I have recorded during the day and others at night. In general, the...
11m Apr 09, 2020
11m
Brazilian popular music in a peripheral neighbourhood, where isolation is not a reality
Sao Paulo lockdown sound by Vinicius Santos Almeida. "In the Jardim Belém neighborhood, in the Ermelino Matarazzo district, east of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, the population is not exactly confined inside their home.  "Traffic has not decreased so much. The supermarkets are full, perhaps even more than usual; many elderly people buying bread and cleaning products in the morning.  "And on th...
1m Apr 09, 2020
1m
Rainy day in Lisbon
Lisbon lockdown sound recorded by David Afonso. "This was a rainy day. If only it could wash the virus away... "No birds singing, only the rain falling.  "An electric car passing by. Even electric cars are noisy when the street is quiet." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesa...
1m Apr 09, 2020
1m
Canción cuarentena
Guadalajara lockdown sound recorded by Odin Acosta Ascencio. "I am in Mexico in Guadalajara city, and to be more accurate in Zapopan. I remember from my childhood these musicians who go around the streets and  a kid goes door by door asking for money as a gratitude for the music.  "We are doing well, we are going to overcome, in my community there is a movement called "no one's broke here" wher...
2m Apr 09, 2020
2m
Staying at home in Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia lockdown sound recorded by Emilien. "Stay at home - everything will be OK!" Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
1m Apr 09, 2020
1m
The sound of an NHS health worker preparing protective equipment
Recording of a health service worker in the UK donning protective equipment by Dr. Sarah Whiteside. "I’m a GP in a Fulham, London. General Practice is unrecognisable from what is was a month ago. We used to have a waiting room full of patients and now it is deathly silent. We are all still here though, we are all still busy, seeing patients by video, mainly. "We still see patients at the practi...
2m Apr 09, 2020
2m
Sounds next door in Marseilles
Marseilles lockdown sound recorded by Edouard Monnet. "Sounds from my balcony, clearly heard for the first time : Ouvrants, sons domestiques et urbains, pigeons (roucoulements, vols), passereaux dont fauvette à tête noire ("tèk-tèk" et chant), voix de voisines et voisins adultes et enfants, abeilles butinant, volets roulants, perruche à collier, tourterelles (vols, rires), mouches, sirène, etc....
9m Apr 08, 2020
9m
Window piano recital excerpt
London lockdown sound recorded by Ollie Campbell. "Sitting at my desk in a basement flat in Soho, I can hear somebody practicing playing the piano. One of the real positives to come out of the COVID-19 lockdown, is the inspiration to learn and practice new skills!  "I doubt from this overheard person's playing that they picked up this new hobby in the last few weeks, as they sound like a really...
2m Apr 08, 2020
2m
The sounds reveal themselves one by one
Ghent lockdown sound recorded by Stijn Dickel. "The first thing that strikes me when I arrive at the market is the noise. I expected it to be super quiet, but nothing could be further from the truth: the sound of striding trams, rogging and snarling structure works, patrolling police cars thundering over the cobblestones ... There is one big difference compared to "normal" times: all sounds rev...
4m Apr 08, 2020
4m
The conversations of waterfowl
Ghent lockdown sound recorded by Stijn Dickel. "I hear a lot more details: dogs' tapping nails on concrete tiles, the rustling of bicycle spokes, the rhythmic tapping of mast ropes, the fluttering of a plastic bag in the wind ...  "People's conversations are also much more audible: this is how I accidentally participated in an intimate conversation about a breakup (not in the recording)  "The “...
3m Apr 08, 2020
3m
Corona Pattu or Corona Song
Kerala lockdown sound provided by Ihsanul Ihthisam. "We Mappila Muslims of Malabar are producing Corona songs in our oral tradition of Mappilapattus. These songs offer a general awareness of coronavirus outbreak along with its religious outlook, finding idiosyncratic causes, giving an ideology to counter, and finally seeking the ultimate refuge in God.  "I share here one of them sung by a local...
6m Apr 08, 2020
6m
Alto-falante sanitário
Rio de Janeiro lockdown sound recorded by Marcelo da Rocha Wanderley. "From my window I can hear now every day a car with a speaker that has been circulating on the streets of my city ever since the Covid-19 lockdown started.  "It is a government initiative that asks every citizen to please stay at home, follow the WHO instructions to remain safe and beware of the lethal virus.  "Even though Br...
1m Apr 08, 2020
1m
"Stay at home" ambulance message, Milan
Milan lockdown sound recorded by Sara Passoni. "Milano, Lombardy, Italy, March 29th: the local police is driving around the neighborhood, urging the population to stay at home by means of a recorded message on behalf of the city mayor, which is played through a loudspeaker.  "Meanwhile, one of the countless ambulances is running for the next emergency. No traffic: only birds and ambulances can ...
30s Apr 08, 2020
30s
Scops owl call in the city
Thessaloniki lockdown sound recorded by Chrysoula Athanasiou. "I do not know if the scops owl was there before and we could not hear it due to the noise of the city! In the silence of coronavirus we discover new things!" Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid...
1m Apr 08, 2020
1m
Sewer symphony #4
Santa Rosa, USA lockdown sound recorded by Joe Winkler. "Our home and 2,900 others nearby were destroyed by the Tubbs Fire in Oct of 2017. We rebuilt on our lot and moved in last July. The housing construction sounds that we hear on a daily basis have now been overwhelmed by the sounds of sewer installation work. Recording and photo taken from our front porch. "We have been sheltering in place ...
4m Apr 08, 2020
4m
Garden birds, Oxfordshire
Witney lockdown sound recorded by Nimmi Naidoo. "Early morning foray into the garden. No rush hour traffic from the  bypass, just the birds chatting away to each other." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
5m Apr 08, 2020
5m
Clap for our NHS, ambisonic recording from London
London lockdown sound recorded by Brian Gilligan. "The most obvious aural change to my local area is much less traffic and more sirens. On the 26th of March I happened to have my microphone pointing out the living room window to capture this changing soundscape without realising this was the day people would be clapping and cheering to show their appreciation for NHS staff. "Hearing cheering fo...
3m Apr 07, 2020
3m
Bourg du Finistère, travaux au jardin
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerc'h, France lockdown sound recorded by Veronique Muzeau.  "I'm a radio woman and, since the beginning of the pandemic in France, I work at home; my  family and I love nature and I miss it so! (because we don't have right to get out). "Fortunately, nature is becoming more present thanks to humans containment! And we can go to the garden." Part of the #StayHomeSounds projec...
4m Apr 07, 2020
4m
The island of birdsong
Greek lockdown sound recorded by Eleni Br. "I come from an island, Crete, that is located in north of Greece. As it happens all around the world, we’re also in quarantine and under almost a total lockdown.  "Concerning “The island of birdsong”, after a heavy rain last night, the chirping of the birds woke me up this morning. It was such a powerful sound, like waking up from a sweet dream or a b...
2m Apr 07, 2020
2m
Annunciation bird
Ukraine lockdown sound recorded by Vladlen Mytianski.  "This is a recording of a bird singing on a chestnut tree in my backyard. It was recorded today, on the 7th of April. And today is the Annunciation Day in Eastern Orthodox tradition.  "There's a church nearby and you can hear a faint sound of church choir's song on the background. Alas all public gatherings of more than two people are forbi...
5m Apr 07, 2020
5m
An encounter in the park
Philadelphia lockdown sound recorded by Michael Reiley McDermott.  "I went for a walk this morning at a nearby park in Philadelphia. Parks seem to be the only place where people see each other socially anymore.  "People still say hello, but they keep their distance. I was inspired to go out this morning because the birdsong where I’m staying was very intense when I woke up and I thought it woul...
4m Apr 07, 2020
4m
A moment spent alone
Oxford lockdown sound recorded by Cities and Memory. "Each day in the UK, we're currently allowed one form of exercise - in my case, I've taken to cycling, choosing my routes by picking out a church somewhere in the city as a destination and cycling to it.  "Today I explored St. Margaret's Church in Binsey, which is home to the "Alice Well", which inspired Lewis Carroll when writing Alice in Wo...
4m Apr 07, 2020
4m
A rustling in the park
Montreal lockdown sound recorded by Martín Eduardo Rodríguez. "I was walking by a park in my neighbourhood that at this time of the day and year is usually full of kids playing and having fun.  "The sound of the city has drastically changed and "silence" can be heard everywhere one walks.  "The fact that there are less people out on the street and less cars on the road has allowed many delicate...
7m Apr 07, 2020
7m
A stroll around my house
Texas lockdown sound recorded by Brittany Martinez. "With the quarantine put into place, the only places I can be is either inside or outside of my house but I must stay within my fence.  "At times I get tired of being inside all day so I go outside with my dogs for a while and just enjoy the sounds of the outside.  "I do long await the time that I can go back to my normal life of being with th...
1m Apr 07, 2020
1m
Studio window, San Francisco
San Francisco lockdown sound recorded by Cheryl Leonard. "Recorded out my studio window on March 25, 2020 starting at 8:24am. A neighbor’s pet pigeons coo a low drone. A raven was hanging out on the top of a backyard tree, then flew to a nearby rooftop.  "Distant buoys toll from the Pacific Ocean out near Marin Headlands. Buses and a few cars go by.  "Things have changed so quickly. Much of my ...
4m Apr 07, 2020
4m
An Afternoon in Santa Venera Malta during Corona lockdown
Malta lockdown sounds recorded by Michael Quinton. "Workers are still busy working on the construction site just opposite my house. Life goes on for these people even though everyone else is locked in doors." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
18m Apr 07, 2020
18m
Wellington winds
New Zealand lockdown sound recorded by John Heighes. "Wellington is officially the windiest city on the planet but usually the city noise drowns out the sound of the wind. Now, from the window of my inner city apartment, wind and bird calls are the predominant sounds, with usually shy native birds like fantails very quickly appearing in the newly deserted heart of the city.  "Largely thanks to ...
1m Apr 07, 2020
1m
A Saturday morning in San Miguel Chapultepec
Mexico lockdown sound recorded by Jesus Pacheco Vela. "I wanted to do a brief recording from my window as a sonic snapshot of these days. I'm enjoying a lot that the absence of cars and crazy horns is allowing days with more harmonic and natural sounds. We can even hear the sound of the wind! I did the recording putting my cellphone among my plants, so I could have their listening perspective o...
3m Apr 07, 2020
3m
Cigarettes and lockdown
Trento, Italy lockdown sound recorded by Emanuele Lapiana. "Working home, new rituals take place. Around 10 am I have the first cigarette on my balcony.The whole thing lasts about 10-12 mins that I spend: -rolling the cigarette -greetings and formalities with neighbours I usually don't talk to -listening to the birds -smoking  -shaking the cigarette ash in the tray -tiptapping my phone -checkin...
12m Apr 07, 2020
12m
Lockdown in Petriolo, Italy
"I live in a 1,900 people hill top village called Petriolo. In front of home I have the more than 900-year-old castle walls that you can see in the picture taken at the exact position and direction of the audio recording.  "Since the coronavirus lockdown all is gone quieter than usual.  This is a late morning stereo recording in which you can hear dogs, Streptopelia decaocto (Eurasian collared ...
20m Apr 06, 2020
20m
Lazy afternoon in Brno
Czech lockdown sound recorded by Marie Stepanikova.  "I am staying at home in Brno, Czech Republic. Brno is not my hometown, it is place, where I study.  "I am afraid to go back home, because I could put in danger my old parents so I am staying with one roommate in flat in the city centre.  "Spring is already here, so we can enjoy the sun, but it is quite depressive to stay at home when it's so...
2m Apr 06, 2020
2m