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Recordist's notes
a meeting with representatives from seven of the DMI women groups in their regular meeting place in Chipata/ Lusaka. The women sing and dance community awareness in songs about women empowerment, HIV/ AIDS or childcare. More recordings from the meeting archived at http://archive.org/details/Voices_from_Lusaka_517 From: http://both-sides-of-the-zambezi.tumblr.com/
About the place
Lusaka is a city of about 2,212,301 people in Lusaka Province, Zambia. OttoAnna lists 26 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
Zambia Popular Theatre Alliance in action…
Lusaka, Zambia
Mary Manzole talks education through theatre…
Lusaka, Zambia
Tasila Phiri – I can do this…
Lusaka, Zambia
Grace Kubikisha tells her story as a Zambian woman
Lusaka, Zambia
We’ve lost the ties to the village…
Lusaka, Zambia
Mulenga talking about her work
Lusaka, Zambia
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Petronella Kalimbwe celebrates her Mum
Lusaka, Zambia
Radio Dialogue procession arriving
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Radio Dialogues's procession
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Inside the studios of Radio Dialogue
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Inside the studios of Radio Dialogue
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More street music & buskers recordings
Sources & credits
- “Chipata, Lusaka, Zambia - DMI Women singing community awareness” by radio continental drift – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0