ML148462
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Subject 1: (Interview). Subtitle: Mohammed Ould Baddi. Timecode In: 00:01:09. Timecode out: 00:17:45. Notes: Trans-Saharan salt trade; Translated by Godfried Peter Ibizador. Subject 2: dromedary (Camelus dromedarius). Timecode In: 00:22:30. Timecode out: 00:25:35. Subject 3: (Interview). Subtitle: Ubdi. Timecode In: 00:32:36. Timecode out: 01:21:20. Notes: Salt mining. Subject 4: (Interview). Subtitle: Mohammed Tahur Ould Sidi. Timecode In: 01:24:54. Timecode out: 02:06:36. Notes: Trans-Saharan trade. Equipment Notes: Decoded MS Stereo. Show: Mali Log of DAT #:7A Engineer: Leo Date: January 16, 2003 PG = Godfried Peter Agbezudor MO = Mohammed Ould Baddi U = Ubdi MT = Mohammed Tahur Ould Sidi WD = Wade Davis CR = Chris Rainier AC = Alex Chadwick CJ = Carolyn Jensen Leo = Leo del Aguila 00:00 Leo sets up, says they are at salt mines, stereo, mkh 50/30, tcd-7 1:10 AC Thank you for letting us see your camels, we appreciate it very much. 1:20 MO French 1:48 PG (Unintelligible)¿He's happy that he came first to ask permission from him. He's really happy. He also thanks you. 1:58 AC Uh, may I ask a couple of questions about your, about your life? Because we want to tell the story of the salt trade back to our radio listeners. 2:08 Leo wants to know his name, it is Mohammed Ould Baddi (?), his family is from Timbuktu. 3:29 AC Thank you for explaining how you work with your family in Timbuktu. I wonder how many people in his family work in the salt trade? 3:45 MO French. 4:01 PG Two people. 4:07 AC When he was a boy did he know he wanted to be in the salt trade? Or, what else do people in his family do? How did he choose to be in the salt trade? 4:27 MO French 4:53 PG (very faint recording). He already (unintelligible) when he was very small (unintelligible under the coughing sounds) and he knew when he grew up he was going to take part in the (unintelligible). 5:02 MO French 5:03 AC But, uh, it seems like such hard work, such a hard life, and so dangerous, it takes a lot of courage. Why is it that he wanted to be in the caravan; because it seems so hard, and so dangerous? 5:33 MO French 6:25 PG Ever since he was young and had this in mind because his grandfather was doing the same thing, he saw his father doing the same thing, and he already had in mind that that was what he was going to do. This part is just involved. It is difficult to sell people, but to have family it is not difficult. 6:43 MO French 6:52 PG And afterwards he's going to go retire, but he's going to let it go (laughs) 6:59 AC What will he do when he's retired? 7:05 MO French 7:43 AC I think he says he's going to travel with blondes. 7:46 PG Ya, with a white. He says when he's got enough money he's going to go retire with, he's going to buy a vehicle and start driving tourists around Timbuktu. And is the only one he'll do until he dies out. 8:06 MO French 8:15 PG Arab 8:18 AC So he's Arab? 8:19 PG He's an Arab 8:30 AC So, uh, how long is it, how long will it take him to do that? How long will he work in the salt trade until he is able to retire? And is that what happened to his father, is that what his father does now, or does his father still work? 8:49 MO French 9:36 PG He's saying perhaps it's a last mission here and maybe after this he's going to stop the camel trade. 9:46 AC This might be his last caravan? 9:54 MO French 10:04 PG He's been working now for 14 years going up and down the desert. 10:08 LEO How many trips have you taken? 10:13 MO French 10:36 PG Twenty-eight times he has been here, over 14 years. 10:42 AC So why will this be his last year? Has he made enough money, or is he tired of it? Has it become too¿Why is he stopping to do it? And another thing I think we should ask him, ... (Notes truncated)
Additional species
- Dromedary Camelus dromedarius
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- SONY TCD-D7
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 30; Sennheiser MKH 50
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- Cataloged
- 25 Feb 2010 - Ben Brotman
- Digitized
- 25 Feb 2010 - Ben Brotman
- Edited
- 25 Feb 2010 - Ben Brotman