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A homeless man plays a piece of music on a violin

Bruxelles - Brussel, Ville de Bruxelles - Stad Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad - Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België / Belgique / Belgien

A 4-minute field recording by Flavien Gillié made in Brussels, Belgium on 25 May 2022, in the afternoon. Soundscape: streets & traffic.

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A homeless man plays a piece of music on a violin
3:58Public Domain Markby Flavien GilliéInternet Archive
3:58
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Recordist's notes

A tree was planted 12 years ago to honor the homeless who died on the streets. Every year the list of all those who died on the street is read here. A homeless man plays a piece of music on a violin. Tech Note : Olympus LS5 internal microphones.

Written by Flavien Gillié on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Brussels is a city of about 1,019,022 people in Brussels Capital, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 565 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Olympus LS series. Olympus's LS line (LS-10, LS-11, LS-14, LS-100, LS-P4) – small recorders with good built-in mics.

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