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COSMOS

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Founded by the international music festival Le Guess Who?, COSMOS invites vibrant music communities from every corner of the map to share their stories - both online and offline.

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COSMOS Embassy: Seyðisfjörður, Iceland

COSMOS Embassy: Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
COSMOS Embassy Film

COSMOS Embassy: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

COSMOS Embassy: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
COSMOS Embassy Film

COSMOS Embassy: Panama City, Panama

COSMOS Embassy: Panama City, Panama
COSMOS Embassy Film

COSMOS Embassy: Istanbul, Turkey

COSMOS Embassy: Istanbul, Turkey
COSMOS Embassy Film

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Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with new sounds from Panama and Pakistan

Monday Jul 14th 2025
Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with new sounds from Panama and Pakistan
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Read: "One Month in My Own Brain" - Kathryn Mohr on her time in Iceland

Wednesday Jul 9th 2025
Read: "One Month in My Own Brain" - Kathryn Mohr on her time in Iceland

Help secure the future of LGW — Join as a Supporter

Thursday Jul 3rd 2025
Help secure the future of LGW — Join as a Supporter

Read: The Hidden Artist Refuge in Remote Iceland

Wednesday Jun 25th 2025
Read: The Hidden Artist Refuge in Remote Iceland
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Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with sounds from Iceland & Ireland

Monday Jun 9th 2025
Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with sounds from Iceland & Ireland
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Read: Istanbul’s Creative Scene Unites in Times of Crisis

Wednesday Jun 4th 2025
Read: Istanbul’s Creative Scene Unites in Times of Crisis
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Le Guess Who? Reveals Embassy Partners for COSMOS 2025

Friday May 30th 2025
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Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with IDGK and Scene Noise

Monday May 12th 2025
Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with IDGK and Scene Noise
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COSMOS launches a bulletin on Substack

Wednesday May 7th 2025
COSMOS launches a bulletin on Substack
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Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with Kafr El-Dauwar Records

Tuesday Apr 22nd 2025
Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with Kafr El-Dauwar Records
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Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with Otono and Lamunai Records

Monday Mar 10th 2025
Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with Otono and Lamunai Records
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COSMOS & Refuge Worldwide continue their partnership for 2025

Tuesday Feb 18th 2025
COSMOS & Refuge Worldwide continue their partnership for 2025
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Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with Hassan Kamil and stegi.radio

Monday Nov 4th 2024
Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with Hassan Kamil and stegi.radio
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Experience COSMOS onsite & online during LGW24

Saturday Nov 2nd 2024
Experience COSMOS onsite & online during LGW24
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COSMOS Embassy Announcement: Touching Bass (London, UK)

Friday Oct 18th 2024
COSMOS Embassy Announcement: Touching Bass (London, UK)
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Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with LE 18 and Underground Music Academy

Tuesday Oct 8th 2024
Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with LE 18 and Underground Music Academy
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COSMOS Embassy Announcement: U? (Utrecht, NL)

Wednesday Sep 25th 2024
COSMOS Embassy Announcement: U? (Utrecht, NL)
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COSMOS Embassy Announcement: Honiunhoni (Karachi, Pakistan)

Friday Sep 20th 2024
COSMOS Embassy Announcement: Honiunhoni (Karachi, Pakistan)
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Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with ICRN and Buh Records

Monday Sep 2nd 2024
Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with ICRN and Buh Records
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Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with Erika Angell and Touching Bass

Monday Aug 5th 2024
Listen: COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide with Erika Angell and Touching Bass
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"Tired of having a plan": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with Rắn Cạp Đuôi

Wednesday Jul 31st 2024
"Tired of having a plan": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with Rắn Cạp Đuôi
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COSMOS & LGW announce partnership with Refuge Worldwide

Monday Jul 22nd 2024
COSMOS & LGW announce partnership with Refuge Worldwide
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Stay Fluid: COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Melbourne, Australia with Liquid Architecture

Friday Jul 19th 2024
Stay Fluid: COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Melbourne, Australia with Liquid Architecture
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Le Guess Who? Reveals Program & Embassy Partners for COSMOS 2024

Thursday Jul 4th 2024
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COSMOS Embassy Announcement: UMA (Detroit, USA)

Thursday May 16th 2024
COSMOS Embassy Announcement: UMA (Detroit, USA)
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COSMOS Embassy Announcement: ICRN (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Monday Apr 29th 2024
COSMOS Embassy Announcement: ICRN (Vilnius, Lithuania)
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"Lifting each other up to cross the finish line": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Accra, Ghana with Oroko Radio

Friday Apr 5th 2024
"Lifting each other up to cross the finish line": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Accra, Ghana with Oroko Radio
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Watch: Tunisia's Stambeli Ritual (COSMOS Scene Report)

Friday Mar 29th 2024
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"We construct a different narrative": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Athens with stegi.radio

Thursday Mar 14th 2024
"We construct a different narrative": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Athens with stegi.radio
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Listen: Anh Phi – Southeast & East Asia Special (COSMOS Mixtape)

Friday Mar 1st 2024
Listen: Anh Phi – Southeast & East Asia Special (COSMOS Mixtape)
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"What does music mean in society?": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes with Sharjah Art Foundation

Friday Feb 16th 2024
"What does music mean in society?": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes with Sharjah Art Foundation
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Announcing the first COSMOS 2024 Embassy: Santuri East Africa

Friday Feb 9th 2024
Announcing the first COSMOS 2024 Embassy: Santuri East Africa
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"It was the right place at the right time": COSMOS Goes Behind the Scenes in Montréal, Canada

Friday Feb 2nd 2024
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Photo series: COSMOS Live by Melanie Marsman

Thursday Jan 4th 2024
Photo series: COSMOS Live by Melanie Marsman
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Indofuturist Sanctuary: A COSMOS Goa Residency Recap

Saturday Nov 4th 2023
Indofuturist Sanctuary: A COSMOS Goa Residency Recap
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Revealing the full program for COSMOS 2023

Wednesday Sep 27th 2023
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COSMOS Embassy Mix Vol. 1: Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective (HCMC, Vietnam)

Thursday Aug 24th 2023
COSMOS Embassy Mix Vol. 1: Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective (HCMC, Vietnam)
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Listen: Raja Kirik release 'Phantasmagoria of Jathilan'

Wednesday Jul 19th 2023
Listen: Raja Kirik release 'Phantasmagoria of Jathilan'
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COSMOS Reveals 2023 Embassies and Live Program at Le Guess Who?

Wednesday Jun 28th 2023
COSMOS Reveals 2023 Embassies and Live Program at Le Guess Who?
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"Anything you set out to find, you'll find it here": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Mexico City, Mexico

Wednesday May 10th 2023
"Anything you set out to find, you'll find it here": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Mexico City, Mexico
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"It feels like you have done your part": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Khartoum, Sudan

Wednesday May 3rd 2023
"It feels like you have done your part": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Khartoum, Sudan
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Read/watch: Behind the Scenes, the new series by COSMOS

Wednesday May 3rd 2023
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Photo series: COSMOS Residency in Goa, India

Tuesday May 2nd 2023
Photo series: COSMOS Residency in Goa, India
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Le Guess Who? presents international residency in Goa, India, as part of hybrid platform COSMOS

Tuesday Apr 25th 2023
Le Guess Who? presents international residency in Goa, India, as part of hybrid platform COSMOS
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"These artists have their own voice - a real one": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Cairo, Egypt

Wednesday Apr 12th 2023
"These artists have their own voice - a real one": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Cairo, Egypt
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"If you keep something to yourself, you kill it": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Slemani, Kurdistan-Iraq

Wednesday Apr 5th 2023
"If you keep something to yourself, you kill it": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Slemani, Kurdistan-Iraq
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"The result is yet to be discovered": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Palestine

Wednesday Mar 22nd 2023
"The result is yet to be discovered": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Palestine
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"The perfect place to run away to": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Goa, India

Wednesday Mar 15th 2023
"The perfect place to run away to": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Goa, India
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"Maybe we can rebuild something here": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in China

Thursday Mar 2nd 2023
"Maybe we can rebuild something here": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in China
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"I have these stories in my mind": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Pernambuco, Brazil

Friday Feb 24th 2023
"I have these stories in my mind": COSMOS goes Behind the Scenes in Pernambuco, Brazil
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COSMOS, our hybrid platform, returns 10-15 May

Thursday Apr 28th 2022
COSMOS, our hybrid platform, returns 10-15 May
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Watch: video reports from Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan & Yemen now online as part of our new series of Reports from Other Continents

Tuesday Apr 26th 2022
Watch: video reports from Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan & Yemen now online as part of our new series of Reports from Other Continents
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Launching COSMOS, a new, hybrid platform by Le Guess Who?

Tuesday Nov 2nd 2021
Launching COSMOS, a new, hybrid platform by Le Guess Who?
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