joel
Painter of Dragons, Maker of Mirrors
There is a good article in the Guardian about the (amzing) music of the Aka Pygmies of the Central African Republic (and also Zaire)
Guardian article
THe Ocora "songs of the Aka Pygmies is a superb album as is the rather more sensual JVC recording made over the border with the Ituri Pygmies in 1983, which I was listening to ealier (with the new sepakers it sounded like a new disc). The complex multipart harmonies and interaction with the forest are quite startling and extraordinarily beautiful.
I also recently picked up music from PNG on both Smithsonian and Topic (label of the National Sound Archive). More on those after I've given them a more thorough listen.
I cannot recommend the Aka music highly enough. It is music that must be heard IMHO.
Guardian article
THe Ocora "songs of the Aka Pygmies is a superb album as is the rather more sensual JVC recording made over the border with the Ituri Pygmies in 1983, which I was listening to ealier (with the new sepakers it sounded like a new disc). The complex multipart harmonies and interaction with the forest are quite startling and extraordinarily beautiful.
I also recently picked up music from PNG on both Smithsonian and Topic (label of the National Sound Archive). More on those after I've given them a more thorough listen.
I cannot recommend the Aka music highly enough. It is music that must be heard IMHO.