Beyond the Azhan: Abu Dhabi’s Cacophonous Soundscape

Diana Chester

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In Abu Dhabi, a city where the adhan, (The Islamic Call to Prayer), is recited five times daily, mapping the cacophony of its sounds can provide insight into its built environment and the lived experiences of the people in it. By considering the urban ambiance of the city through the acoustical mappings of both the uniform and pre- recorded natures of the adhan in Abu Dhabi City, I will offer a perspective of how live recordings can participate in a discourse on the aesthetic and temporal landscape of the city. What is it about the process of recording what we hear that allows the sonic content of the recording to become live, and does this impact our understanding of place? What do recordings reveal about urban spaces, and how do we “listen back” to them?

type	research exposition
date	04/07/2019
published	08/07/2019
last modified	08/07/2019
status	published
share status	private
license	All rights reserved
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/653359/653360
published in	Journal of Sonic Studies
portal issue	18. Issue 18

id	name	copyright	license
653365	JSS Banner	JSS	All rights reserved
653374	Audio Object 1_Airport Road Azhan_Abu Dhabi City	Chester	All rights reserved
653378	JSS18 Chester_Sama Mosque	Chester	All rights reserved
653385	Audio Object 2_Masjid Al-Taqwa, Florence Italy	Chester	All rights reserved
653389	Audio Object 3_Tighmarte Village Morocco_Asr Azhan	Chester	All rights reserved
653393	Audio Object 4_Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyah_Philadelphia	Chester	All rights reserved
653396	Audio Object 5_Niujie Mosque Beijing	Chester	All rights reserved
653410	Audio Object 6_Oman_Jebel Al Akhdar_Asr	Chester	All rights reserved
653413	Audio Object 7_Ali Bin Ghanim Bin Hamouda Mosque_Abu Dhabi	Chester	All rights reserved

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