More tracks at:
audioboom.com/posts/8221603-under-kofi-ofori-s-tree
audioboom.com/posts/8419677-the-performance
audioboom.com/posts/8419678-rain-song
This track is composed by Daniel Chudley Le Corre with Field Recordings from the "Wetland Ghana 2022 Archives" recorded by Samuel Kudjodzi in binaural format in a suburban settlement in Koforidua, Eastern Region, Ghana. It is published on "Cities and Memory", Oxford , UK,
citiesandmemory.com, and explores the musical patterns of natural acoustic phenomena found in wetland ecosystems in suburban Ghana, and the creative possibilities that come with them.
The main goal of this project is to encourage focused listening, raise awareness about fragile ecosystems and encourage positive attitudes and protection of disappearing ecosystems.
Headphones are recommended for immersion into the music and space.
Field recording location address: Koforidua, New Juaben South Municipal District, Eastern Region, Ghana.
Elevation: 179 m.a.s.l.
Cordinates:
Latitude: 6.0529480558461.
Longitude: -0.23905522522686.
Map:
aporee.org/maps/?loc=57737&snd=66103. Please feel free to navigate the spaces from a bird`s eye view.
Artist`s statement:
"I really thought about the ambience of the original recording , the setting and what kind of memories it triggered.
I wanted the track to be really earthy with acoustic instruments and singing.
A song if you like.
It reminded me of the feeling you get when meeting a fellow traveller, a kindred spirit, which, at the time, seems so improbable in the grand scheme of things.
The words came as the song developed. A real love story, a chance meeting on life’s open road.
The blossoming relationship - an exotic land to travel, not alone, not anymore.
"The original recording is used throughout, giving a buzzing ambience that energises the track.
"Those critters really can sing."
Insects at night in Ghana reimagined by Daniel Chudley - Le Corre.
Enjoy listening.
released September 24, 2023
Credits to "Cities and Memory" for putting this impactful project together.