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File name: G20 protests
Classification: Political > Demonstrations
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Recording date: 1 April 2009
Duration: 3:04
Description: Edited down from a longer recording and cross-faded. Cyclists pedal eastwards along Tooley Street, sounding bells and whistles. Next, a jazz band leads a march northwards across London Bridge, followed by a battery-powered PA in a handcart, playing reggae. Crowd noise increases as the march reaches King William Street, with cheers and something like a cow-bell being struck. The noise redoubles when office workers are spotted peering from windows high up along Lombard Street.
Technical guff: Head-worn stereo. Sonic Studios DSM-6S/EH mics and PA-3SX pre-amp. Edirol R09-HR digital recorder.
Additional notes: None.