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I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Sue Hart and Martin Cradick from Baka Beyond in Findhorn, part of a voice and music week three years ago. During the group sessions over several days we learned some of the music of the Baka people, using voice and rhythmn. A song was broken into several rythmical parts, which were hold by different parts of the group. Then it became one whole through us all doing our parts. It was a very strong experience of becoming one as a group, since the song only arose with us all bringing together our rythmical parts. It is hard to describe. It is perhaps similar if you break a choir into many voices, and ask each voice to sing only a particular note of a melody, at the exact right time. Only we did not sing notes, but rhythmical phrases, which locked together with the other rythmical phrases to create a rich rhythmical pattern, and a song arising out of this. Well it gave me a small impression of how close the Baka people must feel through their music. ~Hans
Oh and I am a great fan of Baka Beyond with their wondeful mix of Baka music with celtic music and incredible improvisations.\\
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I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Sue Hart and Martin Cradick from Baka Beyond in Findhorn, part of a voice and music week three years ago. During the group sessions over several days we learned some of the music of the Baka people, using voice and rhythm. A song was broken into several rythmical parts, which were hold by different parts of the group. Then it became one whole through us all doing our parts. It was a very strong experience of becoming one as a group, since the song only arose with us all bringing together our rythmical parts. It is hard to describe. It is perhaps similar if you break a choir into many voices, and ask each voice to sing only a particular note of a melody, at the exact right time. Only we did not sing notes, but rhythmical phrases, which locked together with the other rythmical phrases to create a rich rhythmical pattern, and a song arising out of this. Well it gave me a small impression of how close the Baka people must feel through their music. ~Hans
Here I sit smiling as I read Hans' impressions of the Baka workshop at Findhorn. I attended the workshop too! This afternoon I listened to the tape I have of Sue and Martin's introductory session held in the Universal Hall. I listened to it from start to finish mesmerised once again by the music we created that day. As Hans described above, Sue referred to the different rhythms and voices as ‘interlocking until they are heard as One'.
We were a large group and the process of becoming One was awe inspiring. Martin taught a short rhythmical phrase to a segment of the group and, as soon as they could clap it back to him in unison, he would move on and teach another phrase to the next segment and so on until he had included the entire group. The relatively simple rhythms wove together in a complicated and delightful way creating a harmony of sound similar to the way natural sounds gather in the forest.
Then, keeping the rhythm going, Martin and Sue taught each group a short lyrical phrase to sing and add to the whole. Before Martin began to play his incredible guitar, he instructed us to clap/sing in a contained manner so as to not let the music get away from us. He told us that this would create a space for Spirit to enter the music and, indeed, he was right! We left our seats and, still singing and clapping, walked - intermingling, listening and becoming the One voice. I still get goose bumps thinking about it!
As Hans wrote, it is very difficult to describe the music and the process with words. It was beyond beautiful. ~Gemma
Oh and I am a great fan of Baka Beyond with their wondeful mix of Baka music with celtic music and incredible improvisations. ~Hans
Here I sit smiling as I read Hans' impressions of the Baka workshop at Findhorn. I attended the workshop too! This afternoon I listened to the tape I have of Sue and Martin's introductory session held in the Universal Hall. I listened to it from start to finish mesmerised once again by the music we created that day. As Hans described above, Sue referred to the different rhythms and voices as ‘interlocking until they are heard as One'.
We were a large group and the process of becoming One was awe inspiring. Martin taught a short rhythmical phrase to a segment of the group and, as soon as they could clap it back to him in unison, he would move on and teach another phrase to the next segment and so on until he had included the entire group. The relatively simple rhythms wove together in a complicated and delightful way creating a harmony of sound similar to the way natural sounds gather in the forest.
Then, keeping the rhythm going, Martin and Sue taught each group a short lyrical phrase to sing and add to the whole. Before Martin began to play his incredible guitar, he instructed us to clap/sing in a contained manner so as to not let the music get away from us. He told us that this would create a space for Spirit to enter the music and, indeed, he was right! We left our seats and, still singing and clapping, walked - intermingling, listening and becoming the One voice. I still get goose bumps thinking about it!
As Hans wrote, it is very difficult to describe the music and the process with words. It was beyond beautiful. ~Gemma
Oh and I am a great fan of Baka Beyond with their wondeful mix of Baka music with celtic music and incredible improvisations. ~Hans
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Music is the life-blood of the Baka Pygmies, the rainforest people of the Cameroon. Everyone sings and plays and the music is used to enchant forest animals before the hunt, to cure illnesses and to overcome disputes. The UK band 'Baka Beyond' have been playing music inspired by their visits to the Baka for over ten years.
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Music is the life-blood of the Baka Pygmies, the rainforest people of the Cameroon. Everyone sings and plays and the music is used to enchant forest animals before the hunt, to cure illnesses and to overcome disputes. The UK band 'Baka Beyond' have been playing music inspired by their visits to the Baka for over ten years.
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Music is the life-blood of the Baka Pygmies, the rainforest people of the cameroon. Everyone sings and plays and the music is used to enchant forest animals before the hunt, to cure illnesses and to overcome disputes. The UK band 'Baka Beyond' have been playing music inspired by their visits to the Baka for over ten years.
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Music is the life-blood of the Baka Pygmies, the rainforest people of the Cameroon. Everyone sings and plays and the music is used to enchant forest animals before the hunt, to cure illnesses and to overcome disputes. The UK band 'Baka Beyond' have been playing music inspired by their visits to the Baka for over ten years.
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!!!Impressions from a workshop
I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Sue Hart and Martin Cradick from Baka Beyond in Findhorn, part of a voice and music week three years ago.during the group sessions over several days we learned some of the music of the Baka people, using voice and rhythmn. A song was broken into several rythmical parts, which were hold by different parts of the group. then it became one whole by us all doing our parts. It was a very strong experience of becoming one as a group, since the song only arose with us all bringing our rythmical parts. It is hard to describe. it is perhaps similar if you break a choir into many voices, and ask each voice to sing only a particular note of a melody, at the exact right time. only we did not sing notes, but rhythmical phrases, which locked together with the other rythmical phrases to create a rich rythmical pattern and a song arising out of this. Well it gave me a small impression of how close th eBaka people must feel through their music. ~Hans
I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Sue Hart and Martin Cradick from Baka Beyond in Findhorn, part of a voice and music week three years ago.
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!!!Impressions from a voice workshop
I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Sue Hart and Martin Cradick from Baka Beyond in Findhorn, part of a voice and music week three years ago. During the group sessions over several days we learned some of the music of the Baka people, using voice and rhythmn. A song was broken into several rythmical parts, which were hold by different parts of the group. Then it became one whole through us all doing our parts. It was a very strong experience of becoming one as a group, since the song only arose with us all bringing together our rythmical parts. It is hard to describe. It is perhaps similar if you break a choir into many voices, and ask each voice to sing only a particular note of a melody, at the exact right time. Only we did not sing notes, but rhythmical phrases, which locked together with the other rythmical phrases to create a rich rhythmical pattern, and a song arising out of this. Well it gave me a small impression of how close the Baka people must feel through their music. ~Hans
Oh and I am a great fan of Baka Beyond with their wondeful mix of Baka music with celtic music and incredible improvisations.\\
I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Sue Hart and Martin Cradick from Baka Beyond in Findhorn, part of a voice and music week three years ago. During the group sessions over several days we learned some of the music of the Baka people, using voice and rhythmn. A song was broken into several rythmical parts, which were hold by different parts of the group. Then it became one whole through us all doing our parts. It was a very strong experience of becoming one as a group, since the song only arose with us all bringing together our rythmical parts. It is hard to describe. It is perhaps similar if you break a choir into many voices, and ask each voice to sing only a particular note of a melody, at the exact right time. Only we did not sing notes, but rhythmical phrases, which locked together with the other rythmical phrases to create a rich rhythmical pattern, and a song arising out of this. Well it gave me a small impression of how close the Baka people must feel through their music. ~Hans
Oh and I am a great fan of Baka Beyond with their wondeful mix of Baka music with celtic music and incredible improvisations.\\
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Music is the life-blood of the Baka Pygmies, the rainforest people of the Cameroon. Everyone sings and plays and the music is used to enchant forest animals before the hunt, to cure illnesses and to overcome disputes. The UK band 'Baka Beyond' have been playing music inspired by their visits to the Baka for over ten years.
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Music is the life-blood of the Baka Pygmies, the rainforest people of the cameroon. Everyone sings and plays and the music is used to enchant forest animals before the hunt, to cure illnesses and to overcome disputes. The UK band 'Baka Beyond' have been playing music inspired by their visits to the Baka for over ten years.
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I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Sue Hart and Martin Cradick in Findhorn, part of a voice and music week three years ago. during the group sessions over several days we learned some of the music of the Baka people, using voice and rhythmn. A song was broken into several rythmical parts, which were hold by different parts of the group. then it became one whole by us all doing our parts. It was a very strong experience of becoming one as a group, since the song only arose with us all bringing our rythmical parts. It is hard to describe. it is perhaps similar if you break a choir into many voices, and ask each voice to sing only a particular note of a melody, at the exact right time. only we did not sing notes, but rhythmical phrases, which locked together with the other rythmical phrases to create a rich rythmical pattern and a song arising out of this. Well it gave me a small impression of how close th eBaka people must feel through their music. ~Hans
Link to the group Baka Beyond: http://www.baka.co.uk/bakab/
Link to the group Baka Beyond: http://www.baka.co.uk/bakab/
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I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Sue Hart and Martin Cradick from Baka Beyond in Findhorn, part of a voice and music week three years ago. during the group sessions over several days we learned some of the music of the Baka people, using voice and rhythmn. A song was broken into several rythmical parts, which were hold by different parts of the group. then it became one whole by us all doing our parts. It was a very strong experience of becoming one as a group, since the song only arose with us all bringing our rythmical parts. It is hard to describe. it is perhaps similar if you break a choir into many voices, and ask each voice to sing only a particular note of a melody, at the exact right time. only we did not sing notes, but rhythmical phrases, which locked together with the other rythmical phrases to create a rich rythmical pattern and a song arising out of this. Well it gave me a small impression of how close th eBaka people must feel through their music. ~Hans
Link to the group Baka Beyond: http://www.baka.co.uk/bakab/
Link to the group Baka Beyond: http://www.baka.co.uk/bakab/
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Music is the life-blood of the Baka Pygmies, the rainforest people of the Cameroon. Everyone sings and plays and the music is used to enchant forest animals before the hunt, to cure illnesses and to overcome disputes. The UK band 'Baka Beyond' have been playing music inspired by their visits to the Baka for over ten years.
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Royalties from sales of Baka music by the band Baka Beyond have been saved by the band over some years till it was clear what the Baka forest people would like. Now a new big wooden house for the baka to celebrate their music has been constructed in the forest using the money. It is hoped that this will give the Baka people a better standing with their Bantu neighbours, who traditionally do not respect the Baka and view them rather as forest animals.
There is a great radio program about this on the BBC website. Visit the page and listen to the program. There is also a photo gallery.
Read more and listen to the program: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/bakamusic.shtml
!!!Impressions from a workshop
I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Sue Hart and Martin Cradick in Findhorn, part of a voice and music week three years ago. during the group sessions over several days we learned some of the music of the Baka people, using voice and rhythmn. A song was broken into several rythmical parts, which were hold by different parts of the group. then it became one whole by us all doing our parts. It was a very strong experience of becoming one as a group, since the song only arose with us all bringing our rythmical parts. It is hard to describe. it is perhaps similar if you break a choir into many voices, and ask each voice to sing only a particular note of a melody, at the exact right time. only we did not sing notes, but rhythmical phrases, which locked together with the other rythmical phrases to create a rich rythmical pattern and a song arising out of this. Well it gave me a small impression of how close th eBaka people must feel through their music. ~Hans
Link to the group Baka Beyond: http://www.baka.co.uk/bakab/
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Royalties from sales of Baka music by the band Baka Beyond have been saved by the band over some years till it was clear what the Baka forest people would like. Now a new big wooden house for the baka to celebrate their music has been constructed in the forest using the money. It is hoped that this will give the Baka people a better standing with their Bantu neighbours, who traditionally do not respect the Baka and view them rather as forest animals.
There is a great radio program about this on the BBC website. Visit the page and listen to the program. There is also a photo gallery.
Read more and listen to the program: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/bakamusic.shtml
!!!Impressions from a workshop
I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Sue Hart and Martin Cradick in Findhorn, part of a voice and music week three years ago. during the group sessions over several days we learned some of the music of the Baka people, using voice and rhythmn. A song was broken into several rythmical parts, which were hold by different parts of the group. then it became one whole by us all doing our parts. It was a very strong experience of becoming one as a group, since the song only arose with us all bringing our rythmical parts. It is hard to describe. it is perhaps similar if you break a choir into many voices, and ask each voice to sing only a particular note of a melody, at the exact right time. only we did not sing notes, but rhythmical phrases, which locked together with the other rythmical phrases to create a rich rythmical pattern and a song arising out of this. Well it gave me a small impression of how close th eBaka people must feel through their music. ~Hans
Link to the group Baka Beyond: http://www.baka.co.uk/bakab/