The Aka Pygmies living in the south-west region of the Central African Republic have developed a distinctive vocal musical tradition, which involves a complex type of contrapuntal polyphony based on ...

Unlike the Negritos of the region, the Pygmies were only 4½ feet tall and were light brown, almost “blond” in complexion. It was just the sort of tale to send Danish-born Dr. Ellinger ...