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Recordist's notes
Nancy Mukondyo aka Blackheat DeShanti recites a poem in the African Collection of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe Harare. She walks and dances around the display while reciting… Blackheat DeShanti is a Harare performance poet often also presenting her work with her band. More recordings with Blackheat here: http://archive.org/details/Voices_from_Harare_208 From: http://both-sides-of-the-zambezi.tumblr.com/
About the place
Harare is a city of about 1,542,813 people in Harare, Zimbabwe. OttoAnna lists 29 field recordings from here.
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Blackheat sings in the African Collection
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City Presbyterian Church Harare
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FFGH-artists-impromptu
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The Black Poet recites “Africa, my Wonderland…”
Harare, Zimbabwe
Upmost, “Lost for Words…”
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Penny Yon describes BaTonga music
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Petronella Kalimbwe celebrates her Mum
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Radio Dialogue procession arriving
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Radio Dialogues's procession
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Inside the studios of Radio Dialogue
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Crickets in The Summer Night
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Essen, willy brandt platz, fountain
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Essen, city park, pigeons and fountain
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Sources & credits
- “African Collection, NGZ, Harare Gardens, Harare, Zimbabwe - Blackheat sings in the African Collection...” by radio continental drift – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0