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Gati Bongo

by Orchéstre Baka Gbiné

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    get a free video of Nawa, live in the Cameroon rainforest, with every download.
    As well as their share of royalties, any amount you pay over £7.50 will all go to the Baka musicians.

    A new album, Kopolo, recorded in Feb 2012 will be released this year.
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Gati Bongo 04:00
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Nawa 04:56 video
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Bosenga 03:46
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Sakwe 07:17
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Hélène 04:28
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Mbunja's Rap 07:32
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about

Gati Bongo is the amazing and compelling debut album by Baka Gbiné, recorded live in the rainforest of Cameroon in 2004 and 2005. It comes as the result of regular visits to the Baka's homeland by British members of Afro-Celtic band Baka Beyond.
The album was recorded using a solar-powered mobile studio set up under a giant tree deep in the forest, and completed in England at Martin Cradick's studio in Bath.
Royalties earned by Baka Gbiné are channelled back to the Baka musicians and their communities through the UK based charity Global Music Exchange. This money has already enabled them to win land rights and recognition as Cameroonian citizens, as well as funding the building of a medical centre and a beautiful 'music house'. These positive steps help protect the Baka's forest environment and unique hunter-gatherer way of life.

credits

released April 1, 2006

Pelembir Dieudonné: Lead & backing vocals, Mandolin (track 3).
Mbeh Prosper: Guitar, Bass (track 5), Lead vocals (track 8).
Mbossi Rene: Guitar.
Aloula Basil: Lead vocals (tracks 2,6,9)
Ndia Arbitre: Percussion.
Sangoweh Elvis: Percussion.
Loupé Prosper: Percussion.
Bounaka Theophile: Percussion.
Mbabelli Antoine: Percussion.
Seckou Keita: Djembe (track 4)
Martin Cradick: Mandolin (tracks 1,2,4,7,8), Guitar (tracks 3,5,6,8,9).
Sam Djengue: Bass (tracks 4,6,8,9)
Kibisingo Douglas: Bass (tracks 1,2,3,7)
Baka at Gbiné: Backing vocals.

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Orchéstre Baka Gbiné Moloundou, Cameroon

Orchéstre Baka Gbiné are Baka musicians from the Cameroon-Congo border, deep in the rainforest.

Using guitars, percussion, voices and dance they play modern songs heavily influenced by both their traditional music and the Congolese music they hear on the radio.

In 2004 & 2005 Martin Cradick of Baka Beyond set up a studio in the rainforest and recorded the album, Gati Bongo.
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