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Are the audio recordings at Welcome Address - Vivekananda : Swami Vivekananda : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive not true recordings by Swami Vivekananda, 1893, Chicago? What is the evidence for saying so? The voice is very melodious, forceful and distinct, and it has no US accent. There is an applause. It seems real to me.

The audio recordings of Swami Vivekananda from The Parliament of Religions, 1893, Chicago: Welcome Address - Vivekananda : Swami Vivekananda : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive are very interesting. The source seems difficult to trace. Does anybody have more details about this? Some have raised doubts as to whether it is actually Vivekananda's voice. You hear a lady introducing Vivekananda, and the loud applause. Further the voice is quite forceful, melodious and distinct (and not with American accent), so why should it not be his voice?

The recordings found here: Welcome Address - Vivekananda : Swami Vivekananda : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive seems to me to be original Swami Vivekananda recordings from 1893. There is introduction by a lady, and loud applause from the audience. If there is a doubt about the authenticity, it would be interesting to know what the doubt is based on. Apparently there are no good positive documentation either. The source of this recording seems difficult to trace.