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Beautiful street musicians, little birds, walk to pier

Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mahallesi, Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Marmara Bölgesi, Türkiye

A field recording by jakob.roth made in Istanbul, Turkey on 18 March 2024, in the evening. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus, streets & traffic and harbours, ports & boats.

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Beautiful street musicians, little birds, walk to pier
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Recordist's notes

Beautiful street musicians, little birds in the tree above me. People walk by. Different languages can be heard. Some people sing along. You can hear traffic. After a few minutes I walk towards Karaköy Pier. Then into the harbour hall. Recorded with the Zoom H2n

Written by jakob.roth on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Istanbul is a city of about 15,701,602 people in Istanbul, Turkey. OttoAnna lists 63 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom H2n. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.

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