In this debut episode of the OneBeat Podcast we introduce listeners to the people who make OneBeat possible from the U.S State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, to the founders of Brooklyn-based arts organization Found Sound Nation, and the many incredible musicians who have participated in OneBeat and form a growing global network spread out over 52 countries around the world. 

We talk about the mission that drives this project, and the underlying questions of this work - can music make a difference to our communities and in our societies? How do we create networks and drive conversations where artists and their work can inform global policy? How can creative collaboration and cultural exchange contribute to more democratic and equitable societies? 

Produced and Edited by Kyla-Rose Smith  + Charlotte Gartenberg

Production Assistance by Nyokabi Kariũki

Mixed by Zubin Hensler

Executive Producers - Jeremy Thal, Elena Moon Park, and Kyla-Rose Smith

Featuring: 

Christopher Marianetti 

Ricardo Nigaglioni

Elena Moon Park

Jeremy Thal

Julia Gomez-Nelson

The voices of OneBeat alumni Natalia Kunitskaya, Rayhan Sudrajat, Paulo Sartori, Nina Marie Fernando, Rapasa Otieno, Andrea Hojos, Blessing Chimanga, Daniel French, Amel Zen, Darbuka Siva, Iskander Dridri,  Nonku Phiri, Pavithra Chari, Barry Likumahuwa, Alex Asher,  Hope Masike and Anna Roberts Gevalt.

All music produced by Found Sound Nation - find a full playlist here.

Additional music: 

Freshlyground - Doo Be Doo

Louis Armstrong  & His All-Stars - Live  in East Berlin March 22nd 1965

OneBeat is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, & produced by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation.

OneBeat is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, & produced by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation.