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Street ambience

Bana Katanga, Katuba, Ville de Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, République démocratique du Congo

A 3-minute field recording by Flavien Gillié made in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 31 October 2022, in the afternoon. Soundscape: streets & traffic and crowds & voices.

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Street ambience
3:20Public Domain Markby Flavien GilliéInternet Archive
3:20
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Recordist's notes

Devant le centre d'art Biasasa. Musique, discussion, peu de voitures sur cette route de terre. In front of Biasasa Art Center. Music, people talking, few cars on the dirt road. Tech note : Luhd PM-01 AB position (on the shoulders) -> Sony PCM-M10.

Written by Flavien Gillié on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Lubumbashi is a city of about 2,221,925 people in Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. OttoAnna lists 19 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sony PCM-M10. A pocket recorder famous for its low self-noise and long battery life.

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