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Beyond The Forest by Baka Beyond

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Tracklist

	Track	Duration	Listeners
1	marriage of west with east	4:01	351
2	Nahwia's Dream	3:59	622
3	Beyond The Forest	3:57	95
4	Illa Dhuinn	5:58	66
5	Yoka	5:23	96
6	An T-Oighr' Og	4:23	8
7	Cat's Cradle	4:48	71
8	Together Again	4:54	81
9	Babako	5:19	72
10	The Song of the Hyrax	6:07	4

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March Hare 10 tracks (48:49)

Released 4th May 2009

If you have never heard Baka Beyond before prepare for something of unique and unusual beauty; if you know Baka Beyond you will no doubt agree that Beyond The Forest is their best work yet. The haunting, mystical vocals on the album were recorded on a solar-powered 8-track machine in the middle of the Cameroon rainforest which has been inhabited by the Baka Pygmies, an ethnic group of hunter-gatherers, for thousands of years.

At night time the Baka Pygmy women perform powerful ritual singing (yelli) to ensure a successful hunt. Back in the UK, Baka Beyond leader Martin Cradick deconstructed the original interwoven vocal lines and replaced some voices with bass and acoustic guitar. The result is a stunningly beautiful, other-worldly album. As well as offering a rare glimpse into an exquisite disappearing musical culture, buying this album also directly supports the Baka who face various problems such as being disenfranchised from the forest.