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Recordist's notes
A gathering of makeshift shelters in a public park in the city of Durban, South Africa. A group of Congolese have been living here under plastic cover since June. Pots over open wood fires, washing on lines between the trees, many children are running around the huts. What happened? What made the group settle here under precarious conditions? What happens to the children when it's raining…? Gideon, a local passer-bye talks to Delphine, one of the group who is now living at Albert Park. Delphine responds with questions and songs and tells their story....
About the place
Durban is a city of about 3,338,026 people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. OttoAnna lists 9 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Albert Park, Durban, 4001, South Africa - I was a journalist in my country...” by radio continental drift – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0