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The Baka people are semi-nomadic ethnic group living in the rain forests in Central Africa. Most of their population live in Cameroon, but there are also Baka people in the Congo (DRC), Gabon, and Central African Republic. (source)
Lyrics - Baka
(Folk song from the Baka people, mostly in Cameroon)
Ama ibu o iye,
Ama ibu o iye.
Translation unknown.
This song can be sung as a canon with between two and eight parts. When all eight parts are in canon, it can sound like the rain forest.
See also
- Country / Culture: Cameroon (Baka people)
- Harmony: canon / one chord
- Meter: 4
- Scale: Mixolydian
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
