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Recordist's notes
A stall in the middle of the road selling memorabilia; with their own generator and amp system, they often “broadcast” suitably patriotic or revolutionary music into the air around the memorial… and sometimes more than just music… (mobile phone recording ) archived at: https://archive.org/details/Voices_from_Bulawayo_818
About the place
Bulawayo is a city of about 665,952 people in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. OttoAnna lists 39 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Smartphones. Phones have become surprisingly capable field recorders – many sound-map recordings were made on one.
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Sources & credits
- “Makokoba, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - Around Joshua Nkomo Monument” by radio continental drift – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0