The latest fund-raising campaign by Global Music Exchange
Amplifying the Voices of the Baka Pygmies
For millennia, the Baka Pygmies—known as the “dancers of the gods”—have lived in harmony with the Central African rainforest. Now, forced into roadside villages, they face exploitation and are being silenced.
Forest Voices Tours use music and film, the heart of Baka culture, to bring communities together. We create a powerful space where the Baka can speak, be heard, and record their solutions for the world. Between 2014 and 2019, four tours proved this model works.
Today, a critical obstacle has emerged.
To travel, Baka now require a valid national ID card—a document that has become nearly impossible for them to obtain. The nearest office is 200km away, and most lack the required birth certificates. Without IDs, they face harassment and our tours cannot legally operate.
To restart the tours, we must first restore their basic rights.
All donations now go directly to our urgent ID Card Campaign, funding the complex and costly process of securing these essential documents for Baka musicians and community leaders. This is the vital first step to giving them back their mobility, their dignity, and their voice.
Help us break the silence. [DONATE TO THE CAMPAIGN]
A clip from the concert at the refugee camp, Saturday December 15th….
You can also help by buying the Baka’s music – all their royalties go to the communities via the charity Global Music Exchange
More Baka music at march-hare-music.com