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Sounds of Zimbabwe

78 field recordings from Zimbabwe, from 2 towns and cities, recorded between 2012 and 2018. Listen to cafés, bars & restaurants, crowds & voices and streets & traffic and much more.

78recordings
2cities
5recordists
2012–2018years

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A song for the bride – Bulawayo
2:00CC BY-SA 3.0by radio continental driftInternet Archive
2:00
Learning about rainmaking and birds in Binga – Zimbabwe
11:34CC BY-SA 3.0by radio continental driftInternet Archive
11:34
Virginia Phiri talks women’s struggle and creativity… – Harare
8:46CC BY-SA 3.0by radio continental driftInternet Archive
8:46
A Rainmaking Song – Bulawayo
5:06CC BY-SA 3.0by radio continental driftInternet Archive
5:06
Penny Yon describes BaTonga musicRadio Dialogue procession arrivingRadio Dialogues's processionInside the studios of Radio DialogueInside the studios of Radio DialogueInside Radio Dialogue StudiosHope above BulawayoThe Black Poet recites “Africa, my Wonderland…”SorrowMore Blessings, “Kiss me good-bye…”Upmost, “Lost for Words…”The Black Poet sings “Africa, my Wonderland…”Upmost, “Lost for Words…”More Blessings, “Kiss me good-bye…”Blackheat sings in the African CollectionBlackheat jamming in MufakosiChiwoniso Maraire “She’d mbira…”Chiwoniso Maraire “this is our future…”Star celebrates women power and women’s empowerment…Soneni celebrates her mother…Soneni Gwizi talking life…Thembele and Juliette, two young filmmakers talk their dreamMen, women, film and technical jobs…I want to become an artistsThembi Ngwabi talks history in her new production…This side and that side…Virginia Phiri talks women’s struggle and creativity…Joyce Makwenda’s passion for music, research, collecting…Joyce Makwenda listens to history…Mavis Moyo and women on air…Mavis Moyo Development Through Radio…Mavis Moyo and women taking matters in their own hands…Audience-impromptu-2-11-13Inspiration could be a wordLinda Gabriel, “Sins of our Mothers…”Zaza Muchemwa, “Delivery…”Linda Gabriel, “Sins of our Mothers…”Zaza Muchemwa, “Delivery…”Blackheat sings in the African CollectionCoughing at workA Rainmaking SongCulture will never end...!I'll always come back to the artsWe are so happy to see youWe are hereFFGH-artists-impromptuThembi Ngwabi talks history in her new production…This side and that side…“I like to develop something from nothing…”Ugogos rainmaking songLearning about rainmaking and birds in BingaOn the way to the village borehole…At the borehole…Borehole encounters…City Presbyterian Church HarareSabbath serviceDawn chorusAfternoon songNight songHistory erasedEmpty archivesUnknown heroesA song for the brideSpeech and prayerA praise poem for the new coupleSinging and shoppingStudio workshop conversationRadio Wezhira sistazPeople don’t know what I do…Europe is worlds apartBlind street musicians…Around Joshua Nkomo MonumentThunderstormI live in MakokobaMy gran was a bit of a TongaYou got your hands you can survive…Binga bus leaving Entumbane rankMorning sounds at CoCont
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Spectrogram of A song for the bride

A song for the bride

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1:592013
 Spectrogram of Learning about rainmaking and birds in Binga

Learning about rainmaking and birds in Binga

A8, Zimbabwe

11:342018
 Spectrogram of Virginia Phiri talks women’s struggle and creativity…

Virginia Phiri talks women’s struggle and creativity…

Harare, Zimbabwe

8:452012
 Spectrogram of A Rainmaking Song

A Rainmaking Song

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

5:052013
 Spectrogram of Joyce Makwenda’s passion for music, research, collecting…

Joyce Makwenda’s passion for music, research, collecting…

Harare, Zimbabwe

9:292012
 Spectrogram of Thembi Ngwabi talks history in her new production…

Thembi Ngwabi talks history in her new production…

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

5:312012
 Spectrogram of “I like to develop something from nothing…”

“I like to develop something from nothing…”

A8, Zimbabwe

8:502013
 Spectrogram of Borehole encounters…

Borehole encounters…

A8, Zimbabwe

1:552013
 Spectrogram of Chiwoniso Maraire “She’d mbira…”

Chiwoniso Maraire “She’d mbira…”

Harare, Zimbabwe

4:352012
 Spectrogram of FFGH-artists-impromptu

FFGH-artists-impromptu

Harare, Zimbabwe

1:572014
 Spectrogram of People don’t know what I do…

People don’t know what I do…

Harare, Zimbabwe

5:242012
 Spectrogram of Men, women, film and technical jobs…

Men, women, film and technical jobs…

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

8:512012
 Spectrogram of Inspiration could be a word

Inspiration could be a word

Harare, Zimbabwe

11:462012
 Spectrogram of Mavis Moyo and women on air…

Mavis Moyo and women on air…

Harare, Zimbabwe

1:002012
 Spectrogram of Chiwoniso Maraire “this is our future…”

Chiwoniso Maraire “this is our future…”

Harare, Zimbabwe

5:332012
 Spectrogram of This side and that side…

This side and that side…

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1:432012
 Spectrogram of Blind street musicians…

Blind street musicians…

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

3:022012
 Spectrogram of History erased

History erased

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

4:512012
 Spectrogram of Thembele and Juliette, two young filmmakers talk their dreams…

Thembele and Juliette, two young filmmakers talk their dreams…

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

6:102012
 Spectrogram of We are here

We are here

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

6:342013
 Spectrogram of The Black Poet recites “Africa, my Wonderland…”

The Black Poet recites “Africa, my Wonderland…”

Harare, Zimbabwe

4:362012
 Spectrogram of The Black Poet sings “Africa, my Wonderland…”

The Black Poet sings “Africa, my Wonderland…”

Harare, Zimbabwe

4:362012
 Spectrogram of Soneni celebrates her mother…

Soneni celebrates her mother…

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

2:192012
 Spectrogram of Audience-impromptu-2-11-13

Audience-impromptu-2-11-13

Harare, Zimbabwe

5:132013
 Spectrogram of Singing and shopping

Singing and shopping

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1:212013
 Spectrogram of Studio workshop conversation

Studio workshop conversation

Masvingo, Zimbabwe

5:112012
 Spectrogram of Joyce Makwenda listens to history…

Joyce Makwenda listens to history…

Harare, Zimbabwe

6:152012
 Spectrogram of This side and that side…

This side and that side…

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1:432012
 Spectrogram of Penny Yon describes BaTonga music

Penny Yon describes BaTonga music

Harare, Zimbabwe

4:222012
 Spectrogram of Linda Gabriel, “Sins of our Mothers…”

Linda Gabriel, “Sins of our Mothers…”

Harare, Zimbabwe

3:162012
 Spectrogram of Linda Gabriel, “Sins of our Mothers…”

Linda Gabriel, “Sins of our Mothers…”

Harare, Zimbabwe

3:162012
 Spectrogram of Mavis Moyo Development Through Radio…

Mavis Moyo Development Through Radio…

Harare, Zimbabwe

1:062012
 Spectrogram of Thembi Ngwabi talks history in her new production…

Thembi Ngwabi talks history in her new production…

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

5:312012
 Spectrogram of Blackheat jamming in Mufakosi

Blackheat jamming in Mufakosi

Harare Western Suburbs, Zimbabwe

3:062012
 Spectrogram of Radio Dialogues's procession

Radio Dialogues's procession

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

2:262012
 Spectrogram of Blackheat sings in the African Collection

Blackheat sings in the African Collection

Harare, Zimbabwe

1:592012