I recently worked with a collective of producers and artists in LA on their soundbytes project called The Village Archives (villagearchives.org). They have friends and co-collaborators record sounds around the world, and then they produce an audio tapestry based on these sound treasures. Here is what I wrote after I came back from India:
This initiative is bold and beautiful. Some of my other favorite Village Archives include Cuba and Downtown LA. Support this project, pay what you can:
http://villagearchives.bandcamp.com/album/sounds-of-new-delhi
http://soundcloud.com/international-beatmaker/village-archives-new-delhi