{"id":63162,"date":"2025-06-11T07:06:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=63162"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:06:31","slug":"can-you-help-locate-recordings-of-zanla-broadcasts-from-mozambique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/can-you-help-locate-recordings-of-zanla-broadcasts-from-mozambique\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Help Locate Recordings of ZANLA Broadcasts from Mozambique?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I recently received an inquiry via the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive<\/a> from someone hoping to find historic recordings of Voice of Zimbabwe, the station operated by the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) during the late 1970s. The clandestine broadcasts originated from Mozambique and were part of the liberation struggle in what was then Rhodesia.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the message I received:<\/p>\n

\u201cHello. I was wondering if you had any way to help me find recordings from the ZANLA broadcasts from Mozambique; Voice of Zimbabwe. I think the main broadcasting period was during the late 70s. Quite sure a lot of the recordings from that time have been erased\/poorly preserved. Would greatly appreciate the help. Looking forward to hearing from you.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Indeed, recordings from this period and station are quite rare and may not have been widely archived. But given the dedicated community of shortwave listeners and DXers here at the SWLing Post, I\u2019m hopeful someone out there may have an off-air recording or some sort of lead\u2014even a logbook entry with notes.<\/p>\n

If you happen to have any recordings, reception reports, or even recollections related to the Voice of Zimbabwe\/ZANLA, please comment on this post.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I recently received an inquiry via the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive from someone hoping to find historic recordings of Voice of Zimbabwe, the station operated by the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) during the late 1970s. The clandestine broadcasts originated from Mozambique and were part of the liberation struggle in what was then Rhodesia. 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