LOCAL ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVES

Over the course of this week, the editorial teams of the DURBAN SINGS project are uploading an extensive oral history archive of interviews from Clermont, Folweni, Inanda, Ntuzuma, Marianridge, Mzinyathi, Umlazi and the inner city. Links to the individual local sites and their archives will be posted here soon.

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The DURBAN SINGS Oral History Archives:

Welcome to the DURBAN SINGS footage archives of oral history recordings. These tracks were recorded, edited and uploaded by the editorial teams of audio artists and researchers in Clermont, Folweni, Inanda, Ntuzuma, Marianridge, Mzinyathi, Umlazi and the inner city of Durban  in May/ June 2009.

Folweni: http://www.archive.org/details/DurbanSings_291

02 MR SHANGE (COUNCILLOR)

Mzinyathi: http://www.archive.org/details/DurbanSings_635 

No.9. 22/05/09 Lethukuthula Mhlonishwa Magwaza,

No.4. 03/15/09 Vusi Khuzwayo Mzinyathi

Mariannridge: http://www.archive.org/details/DurbanSings_684

No: 009 Date: 28.05.09: Colin Amien

Clermont: http://www.archive.org/details/DurbanSings_1634

No.1 Phindile Nxele; 

No.2 Zintle Shezi

Inanda Ababsha:

http://www.archive.org/details/DurbanSings_279

No:15 Dumsani Maphumulo Inanda Newtown A This area was very green and at that time there were no trees but there were sugar cane.

No:13 Zakhele Dlamini, Inanda Newtown A,The opening of the second school in the area, God is the only one we can cry to, 12:07min

The recordings are published to feed debate and listening exchange. Comments and responses (written or audio) are welcome and can be posted to the contacts below. For audio comments or re-mixes, please up-load your recordings on www.archive.org  (under the title: Durban Sings) and send us the link via the comment boxes of the blog. Thank you for listening.

the networked parts of  the DURBAN SINGS  audio archives can be accessed directly via the local editorial teams:

CLERMONT http://www.ubuntubabasha.wordpress.com

FOLWENI http://www.imisebenziyentsha.wordpress.com

INANDA/ NEWTOWN A http://www.abasha2009.wordpress.com

INANDA/ NTUZUMA http://www.inanda.wordpress.com

INNER CITY http://www.communitymediadesk.wordpress.com

MZINYATHI http://www.malungisa.wordpress.com

MARIANNRIDGE http://www.mariannridge.wordpress.com

UMLAZI http://www.umlaziyouth.wordpress.com

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