Rainforest Singing (Workshop) - Communal singing from the tradition of the Baka

Learn the joyful and fascinating singing of the African rainforest people. This multilayered polyphony has accompanied daily tasks and rituals for millennia.

In this workshop we will learn songs, chants and rhythms from the Baka tradition. This will help us improve our cooperative listening and interlocking and building vocal confidence and collaboration.

When: May 17th–18th 2025; Saturday & Sunday, 11.00-17.00

Where: Rudolf Steiner Schule, Schützengasse 54, 2502 Bienne/Biel

Price: 300 regular fee; 270 early fee till April 3rd 2025; discount possible on request

Info & registration: Risha Bergomi, 079 523 04 06, info@risha.ch, www.risha.ch

Su Hart is an experienced and engaging teacher with a joyful and supportive style. Since 1992 she has made many visits to the African Rainforest in Cameroon, to sing and live with the Baka People. The collective spiritual singing of the Baka women has informed and inspired her musical development. Song builds community, heal illness and argument, soothes babies and the ‘Yelli’ yodel enchants the animals ensuring luck in the hunt.

For more information: suhart.com

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