JA4 in Habana

"I live on an even smaller remote island in tiny Japan, with only 1,800 people living on it. It is a closed island with only 1,800 inhabitants. I live there somewhat wondering if I have to stay here for the rest of my life. Thinking about Cuba, a tropical country I have never been to.... My beloved car is an old Honda JA4, rusted by the sea breeze. The muffler was rusted and had a hole in it, making a loud noise as we drove at night to the ocean. Listening to shortwave broadcasts from Havana, Cuba. Someday, when I am able to escape this small island in this small country, I will be in Havana, lighting cigars. I will be drowning in rum and dreaming of my mother."

Composition by Yeemeen Nosa.

Part of the Shortwave Transmissions project, documenting and reimagining the sounds of shortwave radio - find out more and see the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/shortwave