How do the sacred sounds of the world resonate with each other? How do they fill the public space on a daily basis? From the evening chant at the al Moultazam mosque in Dakar, to the flights of the bells at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, to the ringing of the bells of the religious ceremony of Tibetan Buddhism at the monastery of Likir in India, the sacred sounds spread .
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This episode was produced with sound contributions from: Olivier Féraud at Likir, Xavier Gibert in Paris, Monica Fantini in Dakar.
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