Chile Despertò: a soundscape
Changing Lives
English - February 26, 2020 13:00 - 5 minutes - 3.96 MBDocumentary Society & Culture Personal Journals people soundscape changing storytelling characters learning teaching caring transforming journey Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This is a soundscape from two weeks' travelling in Chile just after the start of the 18 October revolution in 2019. They are all sounds recorded on my iPhone in the street, in bars, in Santiago, Valparaíso and the Atacama Desert. The demonstrations continue with the burning down of the carabiñeros' church in Santiago in January and violent clashes between protesters and police on the opening night last Sunday of Latin America's largest music festival in the resort of Viña del Mar. President Piñera has promised constitutional change and a review of the pensions system. Thank you to my friend Manuela for giving us her insight into events. Listen to the howling dogs of the desert at the end.....
1974 Labour Movement Poster seen at the Museum of Human Rights in Santiago Nov. 2019