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Mellery bells

Rue Adjudant Kumps 1, 1495 Villers-la-Ville, Belgium

A 4-minute field recording by Vincent Duseigne made in Gembloux, Belgium on 9 April 2017, in the evening. Soundscape: church bells, streets & traffic and prayer, chant & ritual.

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Mellery bells
3:55CC BY 3.0by Vincent DuseigneInternet Archive
3:55

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Recordist's notes

In the small village of Mellery, sound of the bells ringing. This is an uncommon manner to ring the bells, according to liturgy it means nothing. This small village is the only one in Belgium to have a called "Hell road" and a "Paradise road" !

Written by Vincent Duseigne on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Gembloux is a town of about 21,676 people in Wallonia, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 10 field recordings from here.

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