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The Helicopter's Lullaby

Growing up in a neighborhood full of scary nightly noises the sound of helicopters were like a lullaby for young Albert Vitela.

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Feb 13, 2015 • 1m Listen

Growing up in a neighborhood full of scary nightly noises the sound of helicopters were like a lullaby for young Albert Vitela. The artist is now 36 years old and has moved to a different neighborhood but the humming of choppers overhead still makes him sleepy.

--Produced by Kerstin Zilm

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