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#789 — Indigenous music and its influence

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Program 789
Babenzélé pygmies of central Africa
Broadcast

We'll hear music and influence of the Neqotkuk (Tobique) and Cree First Nations people in Canada, a feature on the Baka tribes of the central African rainforests, and some home-grown music too .

Playlist

ARTIST
Title  [Dur.]
Album  (Year)

Jeremy DUTCHER
Mehcinut [4:47]
Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (2018)

KAYATIBU
Dauti Tuin Kaya [3:55]
Ni Hui - Voices of the Forest (2025)

BAKA BEYOND
Sing The World Awake [5:55]
Sing The World Awake (2026)

BABENZÉLÉ PYGMIES
Wedding Song [excerpt ~1:20]
Bayaka: Extraordinary Music of the BaBenzélé Pygmies (1995)

Francis BEBEY
Chant D'Amour Pygmee [3:51]
Trésor Magnétique (Magnetic Treasure) (2025)

AKA PYGMIES
Bondo: Diye (Divining music) [1:55]
Pygmées Aka: Anthology of the Music of the Aka Pygmies (1987)

MANSFARROLL
Donga y Duaba [4:33]
Africa Sí (2026)

BABENZÉLÉ PYGMIES
Boyobi At Spear-Hunting Camp (Part One) [3:52]
Bayaka: Extraordinary Music of the BaBenzélé Pygmies (1995)

Ray LEMA
Koteja (with intro) [6:24]
Green Light (1997)

BABENZÉLÉ PYGMIES
Women Gathering Mushrooms [excerpt ~1:30]
Bayaka: Extraordinary Music of the BaBenzélé Pygmies (1995)

STIFF GINS  
Yarladhu [4:42]
Crossroads (2025)

Andrew GURRIWIWI BAND  
Once Upon A Time [3:37]
Sing Your Own Song (2024)

Cris DERKSEN
White Gladis 2 (feat. Jennifer Kreisberg) [3:58]
The Visit (2025)

Theme: Mark Isham — Nanawatai Pt.2 — The Beast (1988)