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Singing and shopping

Mambo Rd, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

A 82-second field recording by radio continental drift made in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on 21 December 2013, in the afternoon. Soundscape: street music & buskers.

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Singing and shopping
1:22CC BY-SA 3.0by radio continental driftInternet Archive
1:22

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Recordist's notes

…we are with the filmmaker Joyce Jenje Makwends and the pioneer jazz singer Lina Mattaka in a shop in Old Pumula Township…. We were just returning from a local Wedding ceremony where the Joyce and Lina had been singing in praise of bride and groom… and here they continue while shopping... According to Joyce, this song is – “Somandla thelu moya Oyingcwele” – translated into English – Almighty send the blessed atmosphere/ energy/ spirit…” The recordings from Pumula Wedding are archived at: https://archive.org/details/Voices_from_Bulawayo_388

Written by radio continental drift on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Bulawayo is a city of about 665,952 people in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. OttoAnna lists 39 field recordings from here.

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