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This paper presents a description of vocal and instrumental polyphonies of Efe pygmies from the Northeast of Zaire. According to the Efe there are three different kinds of music, ɔɓɛ, the music always accompanied by dance, owa, song without dance and ɛmū, the music and dancing of the children. Each of the three different kinds of music is divided in several categories which include a repertoire of songs and dances or songs alone. The most important of these categories are: songs and dances for collecting honey, for hunting, for rituals and for entertainment. Initiation songs belong both to ɔɓɛ and owa, this last kind of music being specific to initiation sites. Efe polyphony is mainly vocal but there are also instrumental polyphonies played on whistles (luma) and horns (tore) both being hocket music. Efe claim that they learn their songs from their ancestors in dreaming. This shows that for the Efe music is part of a coherent world in which both the living and their ancestors take an active part.
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