Baka Pygmies Traditional Song - Cameroon

[childofconvenant]

i know pygmies were in Nigeria cuz they still exist in our legends, tales "of dwarfish peoples" and if u watch Nigerian films a demon usually appears in the form of a pygmy. The modern africans are just tall people from Eastern and North Eastern Africa/Middle East the home of tall peoples and displaced these shorter blacks. Diop related in his book how the phoenicians attempted to open a colony arriving at Cameroun and were met by pygmies. I wish Cameroun and Nigeria were one nation

[Donnyjells]

@childofconvenant Me too, we are so much alike yet different.

[childofconvenant]

pygmies were the original inhabitants of the African interrior from the West to Central and Southern for many many years. The Africans today of West and Central , the non pygmies i mean only came there recently. They came from the Nile Valley Uganda to Egypt corridor Ethiopia and Yemen to the west and displaced these pygmies and probably learned how to adopt to the environment from them.

I know this cuz pygmies are found in almoste every central african nation right up to Nigeria,

[soulfulll]

hypnotic music

[MARAFSH]

Wow thanx 4 a great video!!! How would one go about setting up a hiking trip there??

[cestaley]

@MARAFSH Cheers! I'm not sure how you'd go about hiking there on your own. I went as part of an internship with my master's programme. I was put in touch with a local NGO and went into the forest as part of a wildlife reconnaissance outting. It's very tricky being a tourist in Cameroon, in the east at least. I wish I could be of more help!

[funkeemon]

These peoples are poor but they are so happy and they did not get hit by Wallstreet!!!!!!

That's a Bless being poor. God bless Africa and world!!!!

[lester7c]

omg, all those kids have worms in their tummies.

[cestaley]

@lester7c No they don't have worms. They are malnourished as they don't have a lot of variety in their diet and the result is distended bellies.

[cestaley]

@lester7c No they don't have worms. They are malnourished as they don't have a lot of variety in their diet and the result is distended bellies.

[lester7c]

@cestaley google ascaris lumbricoides :D

[greenfruits2011]

0:20 Child on right, walks like monkey!

[greenfruits2011]

0:20 Child on rihht, walks like monkey!

[motherthirteen]

alot of the babies have descended bellies...

[An3Ramone]

@motherthirteen I might be missunderstanding what you say, but if you mean about their big bellies, that is because of malnutrition which is a serious problem in Africa.

[motherthirteen]

@An3Ramone well obviously.. this isnt my first day here

[blackdiamond80able]

The only aids free community cameroon.

[bioarcheology]

I am an African American male no I don't have dual citizenship in fact as a black man I claim the whole planet. Your attempt to make light of my conversation is indicative of most weak mind White supremacist. I don't just like being a black man I LOVE it.

Africa is the birthplace of all Humanity and I will never be ashamed of that. By the way I am also of Cherokee and Irish decent. God bless your simple mind.

[bakabeyond]

@bioarcheology Nice reply! I'm on my way to stay with my Baka brothers right now, but my African heritage is from about 70,000 years ago. One Love

[bakabeyond]

@bioarcheology Nice reply! I'm on my way to stay with my Baka brothers and sisters right now, but my African heritage is from about 70,000 years ago. We all share the same ancestors if we go far enough back. One Love!

[ZlejChleba]

Soooo good to see that they still have their music and traditions. All is not lost :)

[lingarc]

I remember being there 9 years ago. Funny little fella's.

[tamaduni]

they seem stress free and happy ---RA bless Africa

[ngobirashid]

my mother land Africa

[bioarcheology]

This makes me so proud as an African American and as an Anthropologist.

Keep your culture, Love yourself

Pharoah Pepi II wanted to see the dance of the Gods and you have given it to us!!!

Thank you!!!

[cestaley]

My pleasure! it was an amazing experience to say the least :)

[TheCapstanShanty]

@bioarcheology Your an African American? You type English well, did you learn it in Africa or when you came here? Also, I didn't know you could have duel citizenship...

[bioarcheology]

Simple minded S.O.B

YOU need to know that Africa is a continent and not a single nation and therefore I cannot be a dual citizen of a nation USA and a whole continent

[djembejournal]

the tall drum is called an ngoma. Ngoma drums are popular in the Congo. Very cool video...

[cestaley]

ah i didn't know that was the name :) thanks jeff! This was a place very close to the congo border...deep in the congo basin rainforest :)

[RCZ90]

Hello! I just wanted to say I found this video inspirational! Id love to go the congo basin.... to a village like this.... but isnt it true that it is extremely dangerous out there ? If you could give some advice I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

[cestaley]

Terribly sorry for the late reply! I wouldn't say it's extremely dangerous but it is extremely difficult. Infrastructure is terrible...roads are full of ruts and holes (and those are the good ones!). To get to this village near Nki national park required a two day squishy hot bus trip then a 5 hour drive in a landrover. we had to hire someone just to chainsaw through the trees that constantly fall across the small road. The best advice i have for you is be prepared. you won't regret it.

[dhollseed]

@djembejournal nice, i have a friend called ngoma...didn't know she was named after a drum.

great video, cestaley...i love the voices in pygmy music

[djembejournal]

This reminds me of the congolese rhythms I have played in Hawaii. Love the song, thanks for putting this video up so I could see it :-)

[cestaley]

oh wow! no problem...my pleasure!

[digitalsadhu]

love it!

[cestaley]

Thanks dude!