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Sounds in my room after dark
4:12
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Recordist's notes
...closed doors and windows are not something I consider appealing… even though the result may be - not only acoustically, a bit worrying…. first, you'll mainly hear the alarmingly high-pitch sounds of insects... then motor sounds from the rigs on the lake begin mixing in…
About the place
Sinazongwe is a town of about 15,191 people in Southern Province, Zambia. OttoAnna lists 23 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
Theres a big difference for the women across the lake
Sinazongwe, Zambia
Rigs moving out on the lake for the night
Sinazongwe, Zambia
Windy morning at Kariba
Sinazongwe, Zambia
Women this side and that side
Sinazongwe, Zambia
Cows go home
Sinazongwe, Zambia
Voices singing in the dark
Sinazongwe, Zambia
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DMI Women singing community awareness
Lusaka, Zambia
Penny Yon describes BaTonga music
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Petronella Kalimbwe celebrates her Mum
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Radio Dialogue procession arriving
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Radio Dialogues's procession
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Inside the studios of Radio Dialogue
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More wind recordings
Sources & credits
- “Lake View, Sinazongwe, Zambia - sounds in my room after dark...” by radio continental drift – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0