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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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The Black Poet recites “Africa, my Wonderland…”
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Upmost, “Lost for Words…”
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Radio Dialogues's procession
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Sources & credits
- “African Collection, National Gallery, 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