Sound action recordings are of sounds designed to affect people, including situations where many make sounds together towards a common goal. Often they're of voices, but they also include sirens, bells, fireworks and more.
Muezzin Whitechapel | The muezzin at the East London Mosque, Whitechapel, calls evening prayers. | 2:12 | 2008 |
Southwark cathedral | The bells at Southwark cathedral ring on Sunday morning. | 2:00 | 2009 |
St Alban the Martyr bell | The bell of St Alban the Martyr, parish church for Holborn, tolls for Mass on a Friday. | 1:00 | 2010 |
St Clement Danes | The bells of St Clement Danes, central London ringing on a Sunday morning. | 1:29 | 2009 |
St Dunstans bells practice | Bellringers practice on a Thursday evening at St Dunstan's, Stepney. | 2:20 | 2010 |
St Magnus the Martyr | The bells ring at St Magnus-the-Martyr on Lower Thames Street in the City just before 7pm. | 1:00 | 2009 |
St Martins in the Fields | Bells peal on a Sunday morning at St Martins-in-the-Fields, central London. | 1:30 | 2009 |
St Mary le Bow peal | Peal attempt by the Southwark Cathedral Guild on the bells of St Mary-le-Bow. | 1:00 | 2012 |
St Pauls Cathedral 1 | A brief peal of bells at St Pauls Cathedral on a Sunday morning at around 10.30am. | 0:33 | 2009 |
St Pauls Cathedral 2 | Main peal of bells for Sunday morning worship at St Pauls Cathedral. | 1:00 | 2009 |
St Pauls Cathedral 3 | Bells peal at St Pauls on a Thursday lunchtime, with a brief interlude in the middle. | 2:20 | 2010 |
St Stephens Rochester Row | Bells peal on Sunday morning at St Stephens, Rochester Row, central London. | 1:30 | 2009 |
St Vedast | The bells of St Vedast, City of London, ringing on a Sunday morning. | 1:46 | 2009 |
Church service Stoke Newington | Worshippers chant and ring tiny bells at a service in a Stoke Newington church. | 3:36 | 2016 |
Outdoor Caribbean religious service | A small group of Caribbean worshippers hold an outdoor Sunday service on Canvey Island. | 3:15 | 2010 |
Southwark Cathedral organ | Southwark cathedral organ recorded in front of the organ pipes on south side of the cathedral. | 0:54 | 2012 |
Vespers Westminster Cathedral | A male choir sings Vespers at Westminster Cathedral. | 3:35 | 2010 |
Aldgate Christian singers | A Gospel band perform at Petticoat Lane, east London, on a Sunday morning. | 0:54 | 2008 |
Black Israelites Oxford Street | Members of the Black Israelites sect proselytise by word of mouth near Oxford Circus. | 1:32 | 2015 |
Christian fundamentalist Hyde Park | A Christian preacher argues vigorously with his detractors at Speakers Corner on a Sunday afternoon. | 2:20 | 2012 |
Christian preacher Brixton | A Christian preacher evangelises to passers-by in Brixton | 2:11 | 2009 |
Christian preacher Ealing | A man holds forth outside Ealing Broadway station about the need to turn from sin. | 2:44 | 2009 |
Christian rapper Holloway | A man broadcasts a redemptive message to a busy street through the medium of rap. | 1:27 | 2012 |
Christian singers Kings Cross | A group of Christian men sing in a call-and-response style in front of Kings Cross station. | 2:28 | 2017 |
Christian street preacher Stratford | A woman paces about near one of the entrances to Stratford station as she preaches of the redemptive power of Christ. | 2:54 | 2019 |
Croydon preacher | Street preacher holds forth at North End, Croydon. | 2:45 | 2005 |
Hare Krishnas Regent Street | A small group of Hare Krishnas chant as they make their way down Regent Street. | 2:37 | 2009 |
Jesus singer Liverpool Street | A woman sings praises to Jesus while shaking a pair of maracas outside Liverpool Street train station. | 2:10 | 2015 |
Lady in White preacher | A Christian preacher at the Elephant and Castle warns of the coming end time. | 1:19 | 2008 |
Night preacher Brixton | By a bus stop in Brixton, a woman preacher sings and tells of the dead rising to be judged. | 1:38 | 2009 |
Preacher Covent Garden | A preacher at Covent Garden holds forth while youngsters make sarcastic remarks. | 2:06 | 2008 |
Salvation Army | Salvation Army band play 'Away in a Manger'. | 1:23 | 2007 |
Scientology invite | A Scientologist invites the recordist to watch a short film about 'Dianetics'. | 0:14 | 2009 |
Speakers Corner preacher | A preacher at Speakers Corner describes how God has turned his life around. | 1:39 | 2008 |
Street preacher Uxbridge | A street preacher holds forth through a small PA as he paces about outside Uxbridge tube station. | 2:13 | 2017 |
Upton Park street preacher | A woman paces about outside Upton Park tube station urging listeners to attend to an unspecified religious message. | 2:28 | 2013 |
Wood Green religious singers | A Christian proselytiser leads religious singing on the pavement in Wood Green. | 1:28 | 2012 |
Battle of Karbala commemoration 1 | A procession of several thousand Muslims along Park Lane commemorates the death of Mohammed's grandson at the Battle of Karbala. | 3:26 | 2013 |
Battle of Karbala commemoration 2 | The Battle of Karbala procession turns round on Park Lane so that women's chanting is heard on one side and men's on the other. | 3:12 | 2013 |
Brockley carol singers | Carol singers perform 'Away in a Manger' at a busy Christmas street market. | 2:18 | 2010 |
Hare Krishna festival | Drumming, chanting and cheering at a Hare Krishna festival in Trafalgar Square. | 2:23 | 2008 |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Clerkenwell | Annual procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel through Clerkenwell, with floats, singers and band. | 5:19 | 2009 |
Trafalgar Square carol singers | Carol singers and brass band perform 'Come All Ye Faithful'. | 1:44 | 2009 |
Classification: Religious > Proselytisers
Recording date: July 2008
Description: A Christian preacher, known locally as the 'Lady in White', stands near the shopping centre at the Elephant and Castle and warns of the coming end time. She paces up and down while preaching, and claps her hands with each change of direction. Loud traffic noise.
Technical guff: Head-worn stereo. Sonic Studios DSM-6S/EH mics and PA-3SX preamp. Edirol R09-HR digital recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.