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Our trusty Minidisc recorder captured hours of audio from around the world. Here are a few sound files you can stream or download:

	Cambodia	India	Nepal	Spain	Turkey
	Indonesia	Ireland	Samoa	Thailand	Vietnam

Cambodia		Read Stories \| View Photos
Cambodian Birds	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	Wild jungle noise near Angkor Wat.

Indonesia		Read Stories \| View Photos
Balinese Gamalan Music	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	Music plays from a children's performance in Ubud, Bali. Read other stories about Ubud.
Balinese Kecak Dance	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	A clip from the Kecak (sounds like kechak) dance in Ubud, Bali.
	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	(Another clip from the Kecak dance.)

India		Read Stories \| View Photos
Indian Bus	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	Horn honking rattle-trap at 5 a.m. on the way to Jaisalmer. It is missing the typical shrieking Hindi music that normally accompanies such trips.

Ireland		View Photos
Dingle Music Festival 1	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	Traditional Irish music complete with background pub noise. Recorded at the Dingle Music Festival in the Dingle Peninsula.
Dingle Music Festival 2	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	(Another clip from the Dingle Music Festival.)
Dingle Music Festival 3	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	(Another clip from the Dingle Music Festival.)

Nepal		Read Stories \| View Photos
Kathmandu Monkey Temple	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	Buddhist / Hindu chanting at one of Nepal's most famous temples, the Monkey Temple.
Kathmandu Monks Chanting	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	Young monks chant with elders at a monastery and school near Bodhnath (near Kathmandu).

Samoa		Read Stories \| View Photos
Samoan Sing-along 1	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	The friendly family at Tanu's Beach Fales in Manase does a song and dance for their guests.
Samoan Sing-along 2	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	(Another clip from Tanu's.)
Samoan Sing-along 3	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	(Another clip from Tanu's.)
Samoan Trio 1	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	A unique trio sings and plays guitar on Si'Ufaga Beach. You be the judge of their talent.
Samoan Trio 2	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	(Another clip from Si'Ufaga.)
Samoan Trio 3	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	(Another clip from Si'Ufaga.)

Spain		Read Stories \| View Photos
Spanish Busker	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	A Barcelona street entertainer plays guitar and sings for change.
Basque / Spanish Soccer Fans	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	Hordes of soccer fans sing "Ole ole ole ole" and chant Basque separatist slogans on their way to San Sebastian's opening soccer match with Bilbao.

Thailand		Read Stories \| View Photos
Thai River Boat	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	A river boat docks along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.
Thai Train	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	An overnight train to southern Thailand.
Thai Tuk-Tuk	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	The ubiquitous sounds of the tuk-tuk in Bangkok.

Turkey		Read Stories \| View Photos
Turkish Call to Prayer	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	The evening Muslim call to prayer is broadcast over the miniret loudspeaker in the small lakeside town of Egirdir.
Turkish Mosque	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	The mezzin from the call to prayer invited me into the mosque to watch the actual service. I watched, not sure what to do, but honored that I could experience it.

Vietnam		Read Stories \| View Photos
Vietnamese Hilltribe Music 1	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	The haunting sounds of music played by the hilltribes of Sapa, near the border of China in northern Vietnam.
Vietnamese Hilltribe Music 2	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	(Another clip from Sapa.)
Vietnamese Market	mp3 Real Player 56k \| DSL Windows Media 56k \| DSL	Vendors preach their low prices and good deals in the town of Dalat in Vietnam's central highlands.

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