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The last breath of a cow (Kinshasa, Congo)

Unnamed Road, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

A field recording by Felix BLUME made in Masina, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 16 May 2018, in the morning. Soundscape: sea & waves and farms & farm animals.

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The last breath of a cow (Kinshasa, Congo)
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Recordist's notes

The last breath of a cow in a slaughterhouse of Kinshasa. Recorded by a MS setup Schoeps CCM41+CCM8 on a 633 Sound Devices Recorder Original recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit May 2018, Kinshasa, RDC GPS: -4.372435 / 15.359457 Sound Ref: @KIN180516T10

Written by Felix BLUME on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Masina is a city of about 485,167 people in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Schoeps microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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