Louis Sarno
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Louis Sarno is an American
author. In the mid-1980s he lived among a Bayaka Pygmy
clan in the Central African Republic
, and recorded their music. His experiences were published as Song From The Forest, which was included among the "99 books that capture the spirit of Africa" by Geoff Wisner
.
Louis Sarno was raised in Newark, New Jersey
. In 1985 he went to Africa to record the music of a pygmy tribe. He "combined recordings of Bayaka
n music with sounds of their surrounding environment into a two-CD/book package entitled Bayaka: The Extraordinary Music of the BaBenzl Pygmies (Ellipsis Arts)."
Louis Sarno is married to a Bayakan. He lives in the forests of Central Africa. There is a movie based on his life called Oka! ("Oka" is pygmy for "Listen").
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author. In the mid-1980s he lived among a Bayaka Pygmy
Pygmy
Pygmy is a term used for various ethnic groups worldwide whose average height is unusually short; anthropologists define pygmy as any group whose adult men grow to less than 150 cm in average height. A member of a slightly taller group is termed "pygmoid." The best known pygmies are the Aka,...
clan in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
, and recorded their music. His experiences were published as Song From The Forest, which was included among the "99 books that capture the spirit of Africa" by Geoff Wisner
Geoff Wisner
Geoff Wisner is a book reviewer, editor, and writer. Wisner is a graduate of Harvard University and is the author of A Basket of Leaves: 99 Books That Capture the Spirit of Africa , published by . His articles appear in publications such as the Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, Wall...
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Louis Sarno was raised in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
. In 1985 he went to Africa to record the music of a pygmy tribe. He "combined recordings of Bayaka
Bayaka
Bayaka is a term used for Mbenga Pygmies. In the Central African Republic, it refers to the Bantu-speaking Aka; in the Republic of Congo, it refers to the Ubangian-speaking Baka....
n music with sounds of their surrounding environment into a two-CD/book package entitled Bayaka: The Extraordinary Music of the BaBenzl Pygmies (Ellipsis Arts)."
Louis Sarno is married to a Bayakan. He lives in the forests of Central Africa. There is a movie based on his life called Oka! ("Oka" is pygmy for "Listen").