Posts tagged ‘africa’
audio, wildlife posted by listentoafrica on Jan 15th, 2010
This is the first of many recordings we made on the beautiful Tiwai Island, one of Sierra Leone’s largest inland islands and a nature reserve preserving one of the last tracts of the Upper Guinea Forest in Sierra Leone. Eight types of hornbills are found on Tiwai, including this beauty, the Yellow-casqued Hornbill, whose whooshing wings and distinctive trumpeting vocalisations are often heard above the forest canopy – especially at this time of year. This is an edited extract from a much longer recording we have of this pair of hornbills. In the background, you’ll hear cracking noises and other movements created by some of Tiwai’s larger animals – including a group of Lesser Spot-nosed Monkeys in the nearby branches. We’d like to thank all the Tiwai Island crew, especially Suzanne for all her help and our guide, …
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Tags: africa, audio, calao a casque jaune, ceratogymna elata, field recordings, hornbills, nature, sierra leone, sounds, tiwai island, wattled, west africa, wildlife, yellow-casqued hornbill
Microblog posted by twitter on Jan 13th, 2010
Recovering in Ghana after being evacuated by air ambulance from Liberia with E. Coli and malaria (probably) and jaundice. Getting better!
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Microblog posted by twitter on Jan 6th, 2010
Malarial in Monrovia. Bear with us, normal service will resume shortly… #fb
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Microblog posted by twitter on Jan 2nd, 2010
Found scales! Our 2nd weigh-in of the trip: Huw’s lost 38 kgs since March 09, Bex 22 kgs (Bex drinks beer; Huw doesn’t…) #cycling #fb
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Microblog posted by twitter on Jan 2nd, 2010
Sorry for long silence – been cycling through Sierra Leone / Liberia to Monrovia. Lots of news but first, lots of sleep. Happy new year!
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Microblog posted by twitter on Dec 21st, 2009
Going away from mobile signal (recording on Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone). May be gone a while – so happy festive thingies!
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Microblog posted by twitter on Dec 16th, 2009
On the road again. We’ll see if we can get more than 40kms before this wheel implodes too. #fb
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audio, soundscapes posted by listentoafrica on Dec 15th, 2009
We reached the river that demarcates the Guinea-Bissau / Guinea border between Pitche and Foula Mouri early, while wisps of mist still hung over the river. The chain ferry tilted in the water at the near bank, attached to a chain stretching between the two banks. In this recording, you can hear the clunking of chains and the chatter as passengers hauled the ferry across the river. As our equipment was buried deep in the Land Rover (we took a lift across Guinea for security reasons), this was recorded on Atlantic Rising‘s kit, while they were doing real work (thanks folks!). You can read more about this journey in the blog.
Date and time recorded: 09:23 local time, 15th November 2009
Location: Between Pitche …
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Tags: africa, audio, boats, border crossings, chain ferry, chains, ferry, guinea, guinea-bissau, sounds, soundscapes, travel, west africa
audio, soundscapes posted by listentoafrica on Dec 15th, 2009
In place of the sounds of the salt-water hippos we hoped to record on Guinea-Bissau’s Orango Island (but couldn’t afford to), here are some flip flops and sandals, recorded during a walk through some of the island’s mangrove forests. Huw was wearing the (stylish, velcro) cycling sandals, and Will “short leg, strong foot” Lorimer of Atlantic Rising was wearing the flip-flops (brand unknown).
Date and time recorded: 10:24 local time, 11th November 2009
Location: Orango Island, Guinea-Bissau (view on map)
Equipment: Sennheiser MKH30/40 to Fostex FR2LE
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Tags: africa, audio, bijagos, flip flops, guinea-bissau, orango, sandals, shoes, sounds, travel, walk, west africa
audio, people posted by listentoafrica on Dec 15th, 2009
Wandy Toure is a bird watcher, guide and general legend at Tendaba Camp in The Gambia. Here, he tells us how he got started in bird watching and guiding, and where to go for the best bird watching around Tendaba. The “airport” he mentions is a helicopter landing strip among rice fields near Tendaba village, and Kiang West is a nearby national park.
Date and time recorded: 16:28 local time, 16th October 2009
Location: Tendaba Camp, The Gambia (view on map)
Equipment: Beyer-Dynamic M58 via FEL MicBooster MB-1 to Fostex FR2LE
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Tags: africa, audio, bird watching, interviews, nature, sounds, tendaba, the gambia, wandy toure, west africa
Wildlife: Yellow-casqued Hornbill 
