Around the World in 18 Sleuths
Traveling in my armchair through detective fiction, songs, movies, food, and crafts
With open ears Iām listening through all kinds of music from Switzerland and exploring its musical history. In doing so, I curate a Spotify playlist with my favorite discoveries. This playlist follows only two rules: I include artists from or strongly connected with Switzerland and I include a maximum of two songs by the same…
Ready to dive into some Finnish music? With open ears Iām listening through all kinds of music from Finland and exploring its musical history. In doing so, I curate a Spotify playlist with my favorite discoveries. This playlist follows only two rules: I include artists from or strongly connected with Finland and I include a…
Since Finland has the most Heavy Metal bands per capita, it seemed fitting to do an #OpenEars post for Heavy Metal music. These posts encourage listening with open ears, identifying and defying stereotypes in music, and finding connections to human beings across the globe through a shared love of music. I love Metal, especially Groove,…
Raise your hand if your music teacher at school had you listen to “Peter and the Wolf”! š Did you know there’s a version with David Bowie narrating?! While exploring Russian classical composers for my current armchair travel, I came across this recording. And, of course, I had to add it to my eclectic vinyl…
In the 19th century, when Boris Akunin’s novel is set, Russian classical music became world famous. This made me explore stereotypes and biases surrounding this genre during my armchair travel to Russia. So, here is another #OpenEars post! There is no secret to enjoying classical music. Classical music belongs to everyone. I happen to have…