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Recordist's notes
Field Recordist: Emmanuel Baffoe. This is a dawn chorus recording for BIOTOPIA Munich`s Dawn Chorus project for the year 2025. Emmanuel is receiving field recording mentorship under Samuel Kudjodzi, who is an Acoustic Ecologist and Multimedia Specialist based in Germany. He is carrying out a training program under the CSEM (Center for Soundscape Ecology and Multimedia) Ghana training program with full field recording equipment grant from earthfm. Equipment list: 2 sets of ZOOM F3 Field Recorders. 2 Sets of SONY MDR 7506 Reference Headphones. 2 Sets of Stereo Bars. 2 Sets Manfrotto 1052BAC Tripods. 2 Sets Powerbanks and Accessories. 2 Sets Earsight Omnidirectional Microphones and Clippers. 2 Sets 64GB Micro SDs plus adapters. More on the CSEM project @: https://www.instagram.com/csem_official/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/samuelkudjodzi
About the place
Koforidua is a city of about 151,255 people in Eastern, Ghana. OttoAnna lists 51 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom F3. A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.
Recorded nearby
Amphibian voices and chorus insects near a stream at Apenkwa…
Koforidua, Ghana
Amphibian voices and chorus insects near a stream at Apenkwa…
Koforidua, Ghana
Chorus insects in a labyrinth of elephant grass, Ghana
Koforidua, Ghana
A large amphibian orchestra at Apenkwa, Ghana
Koforidua, Ghana
Amphibians and chorus insects at Apenkwa, Ghana
Koforidua, Ghana
Reverberant amphibian chorus at Apenkwa, Ghana
Koforidua, Ghana
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Sources & credits
- “Apenkwa Last stop, Koforidua, Ghana - Apenkwa Dawn Chorus 2025 Recording, Ghana.” by Samuel Kudjodzi – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0