The Nightjar Project: Sound Scrapes (Sound 7)
Sound Scrapes is part of a project that takes evocative recordings of Ghanaian life and transposes them into related environments here in the New Forest. The Nightjar Project uses the bird’s migration to represent the fluid movement of people, histories, cultures and ideas between the UK and Ghana.
Damba Festival
Kwame talks of food, music and coming together. “Gonga music played at a Damba Festival celebrating this year’s food crops, a harvest festival in Ghana. You can hear a talking drum addressing individuals and groups of people as it makes its way through the festivities. It’s a time when different ethnic groups come together and celebrate good fortune as food is the key to everything.”
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An Interesting Fact About Nightjars
A nightjar it is most active at dusk and during the night, hunting for insects like moths and beetles on the wing by flying silently and capturing prey with its large, wide-opening mouth. They are often seen at dusk and dawn when insect activity is high, and their excellent camouflage makes them difficult to spot when not in flight, usually resting on the ground where their plumage blends with the surroundings.
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