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Turacos, subtle insects, gentle winds, and distant voices at Atwea Forest, Ghana

Sekyere Central District, Ashanti Region, Ghana

A 15-minute field recording by Samuel Kudjodzi made in Mampong, Ghana on 6 February 2025, in the dawn. Soundscape: wind, frogs & insects and forests.

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Turacos, subtle insects, gentle winds, and distant voices at Atwea Forest, Ghana
14:33Public Domain Markby Samuel KudjodziInternet Archive
14:33
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AB recording of Turacos, subtle insects, and gentle winds beneath Atwea forest floor in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Distant conversations and prayer songs can be heard in the Soundscape. Atwea Mountains is located in Kumasi, Atwea to be precise in the Sekyere Central District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and it is popular for holding prayer camps not only for the Christian in Ghana, but for Africa as whole. Recording by Emmanuel Baffoe. Field Recording Mentoring, Monitoring, Editing, and Mastering by Samuel Kudjodzi. Emmanuel Baffoe is one of 5 trainees selected for the Soundscape Ecology Education Ghana program organised by Samuel Kudjodzi, Founder of CSEM (Center for Soundscape Ecology and Multimedia) @csem_official. This project is supported by earth fm with field recording equipment set.

Written by Samuel Kudjodzi on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Mampong is a town of about 51,745 people in Ashanti, Ghana. OttoAnna lists 4 field recordings from here.

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