Beyond The Forest - Album
Beyond The Forest (Album) by Baka Beyond
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Baka Beyond Is A World Music Group Formed In 1992 With Members From A Wide Variety Of Backgrounds And Cultures Fusing Celtic And Other Western Music Styles With Traditional Baka Music From Cameroon. It Was In 1992 That Musicians Su Hart And Martin Cradick Formerly Of The Group Outback Travelled To South-East Cameroon To Live With The Baka Tribe In Their Natural Rainforest Environment. During Their Time There They Recorded Music With The Baka People And Some Was Later Released On Their Return To The UK On Baka Beyond's First Album Spirit Of The Forest. In The Early Days Of The Band Baka Beyond Consisted Of English Musicians Trying To Re-Create The Sound Recorded With The Baka People And Integrate It Into Their Music But It Eventually Grew To Include Musicians From Senegal Brittany Sierra Leone And Ghana. Their 2009 Album "Beyond The Forest" Is Arrangements Of Traditional Baka Women's Songs Recorded In The Cameroon Rainforest And Mixed In Martin Cradick's Studio In Bath. Baka Beyond Live Are Musicians From 6 Countries On The Celtic Fringes Of Europe And Central Africa Coming Together To Play The Most Original Live World Fusion Sound Around. The Spirit Of The Music Lives In The Rhythm. All Baka Beyond's Rhythms Are Played By Human Beings Not Machines! See Also The Musicians Who Inspired Martin Cradick To Form Baka Beyond Baka Gbiné. Cradick Recorded Their Album Gati Bongo In The Rainforest On A Portable Laptop Based Studio.
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Biography - Baka Beyond
Baka Beyond Is A World Music Group Formed In 1992 With Members From A Wide Variety Of Backgrounds And Cultures Fusing Celtic And Other Western Music Styles With Traditional Baka Music From Cameroon. It Was In 1992 That Musicians Su Hart And Martin Cradick Formerly Of The Group Outback Travelled To South-East Cameroon To Live With The Baka Tribe In Their Natural Rainforest Environment. During Their Time There They Recorded Music With The Baka People And Some Was Later Released On Their Return To The UK On Baka Beyond's First Album Spirit Of The Forest. In The Early Days Of The Band Baka Beyond Consisted Of English Musicians Trying To Re-Create The Sound Recorded With The Baka People And Integrate It Into Their Music But It Eventually Grew To Include Musicians From Senegal Brittany Sierra Leone And Ghana. Their 2009 Album "Beyond The Forest" Is Arrangements Of Traditional Baka Women's Songs Recorded In The Cameroon Rainforest And Mixed In Martin Cradick's Studio In Bath. Baka Beyond Live Are Musicians From 6 Countries On The Celtic Fringes Of Europe And Central Africa Coming Together To Play The Most Original Live World Fusion Sound Around. The Spirit Of The Music Lives In The Rhythm. All Baka Beyond's Rhythms Are Played By Human Beings Not Machines! See Also The Musicians Who Inspired Martin Cradick To Form Baka Beyond Baka Gbiné. Cradick Recorded Their Album Gati Bongo In The Rainforest On A Portable Laptop Based Studio.
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Published: 06 Jun 2009, 09:21
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.