Human Africa is a collection of authentic ambiences recorded in rural and urban locations across various countries in Africa.
The library covers a wide range of settings, from urban idyllic countryside ambiences and conversations in various languages to traffic and skyline soundscapes. Each file is carefully meta-tagged with location, time of day and language (if present) information.
Version 1.0 of the library features extensive recordings from Senegal and Ethiopia plus a few from South Africa.
The library will soon be updated with recordings from other countries, all free for existing owners.
Some of the included takes were recorded with the Sennheiser Double Mid-Side rig and are available both as Stereo and Surround. In places where a big recording rig would have attracted unwanted attention I used the Sony PCM D100 which is much less conspicuous. As a consequence however, these recordings are only available as Stereo (labeled STEREO ONLY).