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Recordist's notes
It's only quite recently that Maryann relocated from town to the Germany countryside... a good moment to reflect together with her on her journey from her native Kenya to Germany ... and to her present life and work... "who i am goes well with my name..." Maryann explains as if in summarizing her life. "Wacuka" in kikuyu, means the one who is well taken care of and, the one who is taking care, the carer... the entire interview is archived here: https://archive.org/details/Wacuka-in-between-cultures
About the place
Ennigerloh is a town of about 20,713 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. OttoAnna lists 5 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Hoetmar, Germany - Wacuka - Who i am goes well with my name...” by radio continental drift – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0