1. Bedzan player
of open single-skin
cylindrical drum. | | | |
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| Music and DancesMusical instruments,
players and dancers(Bedzan Pygmies of Cameroon)Photos, texts and audio recordings
by Luis DevinSoundscape: Bedzan dance with polyphonic chant
and single skin drum (Bedzan Pygmies of Cameroon). |
2. Dance of an elderly
Bedzan woman; in the
background, a basket for
transporting vegetables,
fruits and small animals. | | | |
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3. Bedzan dance.
4. Bedzan women singing a poliphonic song.
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5. Bedzan man hitting
a single-skin drum for the
rhythmic accompaniment
of a dance. | | | |
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6. Bedzan rattle,
made according to
a non-pygmy model
(Tikar of Cameroon). | | | |
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7. Bedzan lamellophone
(idiophone in board form,
with laced-on lamellae,
without resonator). | | | |
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Materials: 8 photos, 1 audio recording, descriptive notes, .
Page URL: http://www.pygmies.org/bedzan/music-dance.asp
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