Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

The skin of the drum is warmed with fire to get the right tone. Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

N-Dole plays a flute. Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

Jaques Ekabelo makes his instrument, a Engbiti. Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

Musician Malala. Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

A traditional dance is performed in the village. Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

Group of musicians on their way to a party. Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

Moaka, a singer, with her mother Yambo in front of their home. Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

Professor Simha Arom (of France) has been researching Aka music for decades. Aka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.

Carrying their wooden instruments, Aka pygmy musicians arrive at the airport, having been invited to perform at the Berlin Philharmonic. These musicians create instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where they gather to play.

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