BikeMike  May 3, 2009

Fieldrecording: Parade - The Simonga-Maliko at 20er Turm

2009, May - BikeMike is a collection of field recordings at the intersection of technology and nature.

BikeMike - Parade - The Simonga-Maliko at 20er Turm

Soundsource: The "20er Turm" was built to protect the city of Linz against the troops of Napoleon in the 18th century. No heavy fights happend around this tower, the French army was too powerfull. The Simonga-Mailko from Zimbabwe walked around the tower and played their unique music with their Tonga horns (nyele), beautiful vocals and drums.

Recorded with Zoom H2 and Soundman OKM on May 3rd 2009.

Length: 8:57

Image: The drummer of Simonga-Maliko gets some horsepower to make it up the hill to the Pöstlingberg.

Recording & picture by Wolfgang Dorninger

For more information:
Parade at Linz09 Homepage
Keith Goddard Biography