Aka (Pygmy Tribe)

   

The Aka are an African pygmy people. Aka musicians appear on:

  • African Rhythms (2003). Music by Aka Pygmies, performed by Aka Pygmies, Gyorgy 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.

Aka Pygmies of the Western Congo Basin (http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/hewlett/Introaka.html)


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