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Recordist's notes
...the bus is still filled with traders when it starts leaving the rank… the driver reminds that they have to leave… and soon is the last change to drop out… one passenger says a prayer… and off we go on a 6 – 8 hours journey to “the back of beyond”… (...the mic is an unusual feature… I think it’s the only time in my many journeys that I heard it functioning...) mobile phone recording
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.
Recorded nearby
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Sources & credits
- “Entumbane Rank, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - Binga bus leaving Entumbane rank” by radio continental drift – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0