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A traditional Burundian drum ceremony.
Gishora, Burundi

Gishora Drum Sanctuary

This century-old site established by King Mwezi Gisabo preserves the art of Burundi's ancient drum rituals.
music

Podcast: Chopin's Heart

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team January 24, 2022
For more than a decade, opera singer Daria Spada (center) and punk guitarist Maksim Cristan (far left) have performed free weekly concerts on their apartment balcony in Turin, Italy.
music

How an Apartment Balcony Became One of Italy's Best-Known Stages

Nothing—not city fines, a pandemic, or home renovations—can stop the music.
Simone Lai January 20, 2022
music

Podcast: Cisternerne

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team January 13, 2022
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Podcast: Organ Stop Pizza

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team January 11, 2022
music

Nashville Tastes & Tunes

Join Tim and his family as they venture from Memphis to Nashville, seeking out history and exploring the heart and soul of Music City.
music

Podcast: The Village Where Every Person’s Name Is a Song

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team December 23, 2021
You have to hear the Great Stalacpipe Organ to believe it.
caves

On the Atlas Obscura Podcast, Deserts Boom, Names Are Sung, and Silence Rules

We're celebrating the first year of our daily podcast with some episodes that really just sound amazing.
The Podcast Team December 20, 2021
Louis Armstrong and his band perform for a crowd of some 40,000 gathered to greet him at the airport in Accra, Ghana, in the spring of 1956.
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How Louis Armstrong Shaped the Sound of Ghana

You can still hear echoes of the trumpeter's 1956 visit in Accra's clubs today.
Laura Kiniry December 7, 2021
Music is central to Bonairian culture. Here, Calixto Coffie, Nacho Alberto, and Frank Evertsz perform.
music

The All-Day, All-Night Musical Celebrations of Bonaire

The Caribbean island's San Juan and San Pedro festivals are marked with 26 hours of song—and fire jumping.
Rosie Bell December 3, 2021
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21 Places to Get Back Into the Beatles

A magical mystery tour of the history and legacy of four lads from Liverpool.
Michelle Cassidy December 1, 2021
A trio of Shyvers Multiphones from John Bennett's collection.
music

Early On-Demand Music Streaming Required Lots of Nickels

In the Pacific Northwest 70-plus years ago, a telephone-based jukebox connected callers to their favorite tunes.
Michelle Harris November 10, 2021
The house’s fine exterior.
Savannah, Georgia

Johnny Mercer’s Childhood Home

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.
St. Petersburg, Florida

Floridian Social Club

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.
exploration

Podcast: Hårgaberget

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 27, 2021
Tape machines in the recording studio.
Nashville, Tennessee

Welcome to 1979

Located inside a former record pressing plant, this recording studio pays homage to the techniques and gear of a bygone age.
'Cromatico'
Tallinn, Estonia

'Cromatico'

This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.
caves

Podcast: The Great Stalacpipe Organ

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 20, 2021