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Field recording · Zambia

A quiet morning

Unnamed Road, Binga, Zimbabwe

A 7-minute field recording by radio continental drift made in Zambia on 17 November 2016, in the dawn. Soundscape: rain and streets & traffic.

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A quiet morning
7:28CC BY-SA 3.0by radio continental driftInternet Archive
7:28

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Recordist's notes

… starting from September, we were having electricity cuts three times a week for a full day… and if there were storms somewhere, the cuts may be more or longer… (apparently, the wooden poles in the area were replaced to prepare for the rainy season; that’s what we were told…) when I heard the sounds of the wheelbarrow (bringing a car battery), I knew what was coming next… and what would accompany us for the “rest” of the day. Here, and at the office (given, there was fuel…)...

Written by radio continental drift on radio aporee ::: maps.

Context

This recording was made away from larger towns, about 35 km from the nearest city in our gazetteer.

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