Aka (Pygmy tribe)

The Aka are a wandering African pygmy people, with large heads and slender necks, who live by hunting. Aka musicians appear on:

• African Rhythms (2003). Music by Aka Pygmies, performed by Aka Pygmies, György Ligeti and Steve Reich, performed by Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Teldec Classics: 8573 86584-2. Liner notes by Aimard, Ligeti, Reich, and Simha Arom and Stefan Schomann.

These hunter-gatherers have a symbiotic market relationship with Ngandu farmers.

In 2003, the oral traditions of the Aka were proclaimed one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

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Aka Pygmies of the Western Congo Basin