My good friend Antony sent me this fascinating clip. Cameroonian musician Francis Bebey is playing a one-note flute, explaining how it served as both entertainment and a form of musical communication for pigmy tribes in Africa.
To bring it up to date, he is accompanied by another musician using a modern drum and bass machine.
It is a magical sound, full of history and culture.
beetleypete 
Interesting.
Savage people live everywhere – not just in forests nor as Mr. Bebey avers, only in cities.
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Thanks for your thoughts and comment.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Fascinating! Thank you for sharing, Pete! Have a nice Sunday!
Sorry, i am one again late, but this time i have an excuse. 😉 My new selfhosted blog is now opened: https://books.eslarn-net.de. Was a horrible time without going public, but now its definitely clear, our German interpretation of the GDPR forbits the usage of WP-Jetpack, with all the useful things like following,commenting and liking. ;-( xx Michael
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Thanks, Michael. Good luck with the website, and thanks for reblogging.
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Thank you, Pete! It was a horrible period, with this privatizised WP.com blog. But here you cant trust anly lawyer. 😉 xx
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Reblogged this on DEEZ – NOW: —-> BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Awesome
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Glad you enjoyed it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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All around the world people seem to have made ways to play music with minimal materials. I loved getting to add this flute to my knowledge.
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I do enjoy seeing this ancient musical culture still being celebrated, Elizabeth.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I remember whistling with grass stalks as a kid. It doesn’t take much to make music.
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this is merry music!
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Glad you liked it, Michele. I loved it. So unusual! 🙂
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Wonderful! Thanks, Pete!
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Glad you enjoyed it, Marina.
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What a beautiful collaboration! I stumbled across David Scott’s COVID parodies this past year and even featured a couple on my blog.
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I didn’t know who he was, and it was only posted because Antony sent me the link.
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How I wish I could listen to this but my sense oh hearing is not normal yet.
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Watch it again when you feel better, Arlene.
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This is so wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Yes, savage people can live in towns and cities too. I’ve certainly met some.
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Thanks, Darlene. I’m glad you liked it. I thought it was something special.
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Flutes are a well known spiritual pygmy-up.
Worked for me!
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Nicely done, David. 🙂
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Cool. Warmest regards, Theo
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Glad you liked it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hi Pete, this is The Kiffness. I am blogging friends with Susan Scott who is David Scott’s mother.
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Thanks for adding that connection, Robbie.
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How very interesting. I often wondered what it would be like for someone from such a different society to find themselves transported to our world. How would you begin to absorb it all. Of course what he says is correct, his people are not savages, but there are plenty in the world we live in. I wish all those remote peoples could have been left alone happily doing their own thing. How arrogant that the West considered itself the “civilized” world. Thanks for posting this1
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Thanks for your thoughts, Yeti. I’m glad you enjoyed the clip.
Best wishes, Pete.
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This is fascinating. It takes amazing skill to play that instrument. Thank you for posting the video and telling the story and background to that music.
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Thanks, Julie. I am very pleased that you enjoyed it.
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it sure is magical, Pete. i enjoyed it. thanks! 🙂
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Thanks, Wilma. I am glad you liked it.
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Amazing instrument 😃
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Something very different indeed, Chris.
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History and culture in spades, it is indeed magical
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Thanks, Sue. Glad you enjoyed it.
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😊
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