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Among the Pygmy peoples found in the Central African Republic, music is closely associated with social and religious life. There are songs for daily routines like work and hunting as well as for events in the life cycle such as marriage, birth, and death. This example is from a song celebrating a successful hunt and the safe return of the hunters. Some distinct features of Pygmy singing and musical arrangement are heard here, for example repetition of melodic patterns, the mixing of various vocal timbres (tone color) within a chorus, and hocketing (notes sounded by different individuals that collectively make up a complex melody).
"Song for the Return from the Hunt" from Central Africa: Anthology of the music of the Aka Pygmies (Cat.# Ocora C 559012) (p)1987 Ocora/Radio France. All rights reserved.
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