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Breathtakingly beautiful Central African pygmy yodelling

05.21.2010
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Via my dear old friend, the brilliant microtonal composer/instrument builder Kraig Grady, comes this clip about the amazing yodel singing of the Central African pygmies. After getting all excited by this moving and beautiful music I hunted down the other couple of clips for my and your further aesthetic excitement. Incredibly lovely stuff.

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