Sounds of Timor Launching soon Dili → the diaspora
The sound of Timor-Leste, finally in one place.
Stream Timorese music, follow the artists who make it, find tonight's gig — and book bands and DJs for your venue, wedding or event. From Dili to the diaspora.
The artist directory opens with our founding artists. Register your interest and be there on day one.
Find your sound
Founding artists
Claim your spot →
The first artists on the platform get the front page. Free profile, press kit built with you, launch promotion.
What's launching here
Artists
Every Timorese artist in one directory — bands, solo singers, DJs, traditional groups and diaspora acts, each with a real profile, their music, and a booking button.
Explore →Listen
Stream Timorese music — tracks, albums, podcasts and music videos, built light so it works on the connections people actually have.
Explore →Book an artist
Live music for your venue, hotel, wedding or event — request an artist with your date, place and budget, and get a real answer instead of chasing phone numbers.
Explore →Events & gigs
The live-music calendar for Timor-Leste — who plays where, from Dili bar nights to festivals, announced in one place.
Explore →Playlists
Curated ways into Timorese music — from tebe nights and acoustic café sets to the best of TL hip-hop and the diaspora sound.
Explore →How it works — for fans
Discover
Browse artists by genre and municipality, or start from a playlist. Every artist has a real profile — not a post lost in a feed.
Listen light
Stream on a player built for Timorese connections — data-light audio first, video via YouTube when you want it.
Show up
The gig calendar tells you who plays where, tonight and this weekend. Follow artists and never miss a release or a show.
How it works — for venues & events
Hear before you hire
Every act has demos, videos and a press kit with lineup, set lengths and technical needs. No more booking blind.
Request with real terms
Send date, venue and budget. The artist accepts, declines or counters — on the record, not in a lost phone call.
Pay properly
Agreed fee and deposit recorded, paid in cash or SOT Coin. Both sides keep proof; both sides build reputation.
From the scene
Events & gigs →TasiFest
Dili's beachfront festival — three days of Timorese and Lusophone acts, tens of thousands of fans by the sea.
TILMA — the TL Music Awards
The Timor-Leste Music Awards, decided by nationwide public voting — proof the country votes for its music online.
Dili Jazz Festival
International and Timorese players sharing a stage in the capital — the scene's most musician-loved weekend.
Lantava, Los Palos
The artist-run festival in the east — reggae, folk and likurai drumming, organised by the bands themselves.
Built on trust
Artists own their music
Uploading never transfers your copyright. You grant a hosting licence you can withdraw — your songs stay yours.
Copyright taken seriously
A real takedown policy: stolen uploads come down, repeat infringers lose their accounts, false claims backfire.
Bookings on the record
Date, venue, fee and deposit — written down where both sides can see them. When there's a disagreement, there's a document.
Built for real connections
Data-light streaming, pages that load on an old Android at the end of a slow network. Music for everyone, not just fast wifi.
Make music?
Band, solo act, DJ, choir or traditional group — Sounds of Timor gives you a home for your music: profile, press kit, streaming, gig calendar and bookings with the money on record. Free to join, works on your phone, in Tetum, Portuguese, Indonesian and English.