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East of Africa: Sounds from the Red Island
Belltowers can be heard from the top of a hillside on a warm Sunday morning in Antananarivo.
After returning from Tuléar, I had a few remaining days in Antananarivo to explore the city and capture some additional photo and video. I've started getting in the habit of keeping an ear out for interesting sounds and pulling out my audio recorder to capture the moment. Below are a few of those experiences - and I hope they're able to transport you to the beautiful and exotic world of Madagascar, even for a split second.
If you have headphones I'd suggest using them so you can pick up the small details in the audio. Enjoy!
If you have headphones I'd suggest using them so you can pick up the small details in the audio. Enjoy!
Two roosters spar in a local competition. Both roosters wheeze heavily with exhaustion, while the owners splash water on their feet to aggravate them.
A beautiful sunset from the balcony of the Radama hotel, accompanied by the sounds of local broadcast on a wind-up radio.
A small, roadside Malagasy cafe bustles with early morning customers eating rice, fried bread, and oatmeal out of noisy tin bowls.
The haunting voices of two street children (kat-mis), begging for money on a late night walk in Antananarivo.
A youth choir performs a song in a local church to commemorate a secondary school graduation.
Filed under: Podcasts, Stories, Africa, Madagascar
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Naimish Jan 5th 2010 1:22PM
These are incredible sounds, Stephen! I like how the recordings provide a third dimension of sorts to your text-and-photo narrative. In fact, I like your style so much so that I've come to expect similar sound recordings from other travel bloggers as well and get disappointed when no one else does that!!
Daniel Porras Jan 5th 2010 6:58PM
Incredible blog Stephen! congrats.
The wodden instrument the kids are playing sounds very similar to a mexican guitar used in veracruz.
ruby robart Jan 10th 2010 12:35PM
When I did the mission tour in San Antonio a few years ago, one of the mission's bells rang periodically while we toured. It was a haunting sound in a place with few visitors and no other human inhabitants. I started the video with the sound on my digital camera to record the sound. The music alone can transport me back there where I had the strange feeling that the spirits of the missionaries were still there. Thank you for reminding me to LISTEN and RECORD when I travel.