The Pygmies of the Ituri Forest

Birds and crickets; bark-cloth hammering with the voices of young boys in the background

Elephant hunting song

Spear song

Net hunting song

Hunting cries of beaters; arm clapping (signalling) and shouting

Honey-gathering song

Animal-dance song

Old pygmy telling legend

Flute duet

Lukembi and solo voice

Pygmy dance in Bantu village

Bachelor duet, with lukembi

Two initiation songs

Song of the Alima, women’s religious society (song 1)

Song of the Alima, women’s religious society (song 2)

Mocking song of the Lusumba

Lusumba fire dance song (song 1)

Lusumba fire dance song (song 2)

Lusumba song sung only on occasions of great importance (song 1)

Lusumba song sung only on occasions of great importance (song 2)

Song of devotion to the forest