
	1. Aka man.

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Portraits

Aka Women and Men

(Italian concert tour of a group of Aka Pygmies
from the Central African Republic's rainforest)

Photos, texts and audio recordings
by Luis Devin

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Soundscape: polyphonic counterpoint of an Aka song
(Aka Pygmies of the Central African Republic).


	2. Aka woman performing a polyphonic song at the Fiesole Roman Theatre. Aka Pygmies music and dances


	3. Aka girl.


	4. Aka elderly man at a concert rehearsal.


	5. Aka man.


	6. Aka man.


	7. Aka women during a concert of their Italian musical tour.

Thematic links and insights:

Portraits of Baka women (Baka Pygmies)
Portraits of Bakola men, women and children (Bakola Pygmies)
Portraits of Bedzan men and women (Bedzan Pygmies)
Portraits of Bakoya women (Bakoya Pygmies)
Portrait galleries (Baka, Bakola, Bedzan, Bakoya and Aka)


	The author: Music anthropologist and writer, he has carried out field research in central Africa, where he lived with the Baka Pygmies and other forest peoples, whose music, rituals and survival strategies he has been studying for more than a decade. www.luisdevin.com www.facebook.com/LuisDevin


	HOME SECTION INDEX BACK Photo potraits (Aka Pygmy people), with soundscape and descriptive notes (Italian concert tour of a group of Aka Pygmies from the Central African Republic's rainforest). Photos, texts and audio recordings by Luis Devin. Page URL: http://www.pygmies.org/aka/portraits.php Photos, videos and sounds are available for licensing, both for multimedia use and paper publications. For the terms and conditions, contact the author from the Contact page. The time in the tropical rainforests of the Western Congo Basin, where the Aka Pygmy people live, is 04:44. Every minute, at least 25 hectares (250.000 m²) of forest are destroyed around the world (source: WWF). Go to the Other Pygmy Peoples section index Copyright © 1998-2024 Luis Devin. All rights reserved.