Music is a central part of the life and culture of the Baka forest people of Cameroon and their repertoire includes the extraordinary art of water percussion. It’s such a simple idea but the rhythmic complexity that they can achieve is really impressive.
I came across their water drumming years ago via an album called ‘Heart of the Forest’ which was a collection of field recordings made among the Baka people by musicians Su Hart and Martin Craddick
Something I didn’t know, but on reflection I suppose it stands to reason, is that water drumming exists in other cultures too.
Here, for example, water drumming ladies of Vanuatu in the South Pacific.
Try it. Make bath time more fun…