Searching for Sound

Take a trip to the Indian mega-city of Mumbai, where we meet up with Sandunes, a music producer whose latest project has seen her take the chaotic and overwhelming sounds of the metropolis and meld them into a cohesive soundscape.

Istanbul’s emerging talent Islandman and his musical partner-in-crime VeYasin hunt for hidden sound treasures. The journey will take them across thousands of miles searching for the sounds of their musical ancestors.

After the viral success of Harlem Shake, music producer Harry 'Baauer' Rodrigues seeks inspiration in a journey to the United Arab Emirates and Japan, in search of new sounds for his next musical creation.

Yosi Horikawa is a Japanese composer and producer who's adopted a DIY approach to making music. Find out how he got his start in music by using everything from a microphone and a karaoke machine to toys and a whole lot of passion.

Simón Mejía is a founding member of Bomba Estéreo, a folk-electronic fusion band from Bogotá, Colombia. Here he's exploring the relationship between modern music and the traditional sounds of his home county while tracing its roots back to Africa.

Producer-singer-songwriter Mitya explores the region of Tatarstan, Russia, where he grew up. Along the way, he collects audio samples, meets local musicians and finds inspiration for his own work.