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Recordist's notes
We are in Joyce Makwenda’s office which houses two rooms with her collection gathered in a life of creative production and research. She tells us how her passion for the arts, for listening to stories and for collecting initiates her into yet unknown activities like writing and filmmaking. Towards the end of the interview, she poignantly says, “it’s good we are part of a global culture and what not; but what do we bring to that global village…?” Find the complete recording with Joyce Makwenda here: http://archive.org/details/Voices_from_Harare_514 Joyce Jenje Makwenda is a writer, filmmaker, researcher, lecturer and women’s rights activist; known for her book, film and TV series “Zimbabwe Township Music”. http://joycejenje-makwenda.vpweb.co.uk/default.html 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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Sources & credits
- “Joyce Makwenda's Office, Sentosa, Harare, Zimbabwe - Joyce Makwenda’s passion for music, research, collecting…” by radio continental drift – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0