Aka Pygmy Music

Cover Art for 9789592400863, El Arte De Cocinar: Recetas De Cocina Catalana Y Cubana by Ortega Ruiz, Norlys
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EAN: 0093077805425
Publisher: Unesco
Published: 3 February, 2015

The Aka Pygmies are known as one of the oldest populations on the African continent, occupying parts of the Central African Republic and the Republic of the Congo. Music is a key element of the social and spiritual life of the community, and each person is introduced to musical practice at an early age with counting rhymes and singing games. Since the Aka lead a semi-nomadic lifestyle, music is usually only vocals, leading to a complex polyphonic system with rich harmonies from a chorus. Any acc

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