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By Baka Gbiné
Gati Bongo Album
Sunday, Oct 11, 2009

Baka Gbiné recording "Nawa" for their album "Gati Bongo" in the rainforest of Southeast Cameroon while a strange forest spirit dances. Listen to "Gati Bongo" at http://www.baka.co.uk/radio.htm . Just click on the album in the middle top with the old woman staring at you. If you buy the album, money will go back to these musicians to help them both exist in the modern world and preserve their traditions. See more about this at http://www.1heart.org

Logging the by foreign transnational corporations is devastating the Cameroon Rain Forests. In June, 2009, they were given a 30 day reprieve by the government before these corporations were to be given a free hand at stripping this vital natural resource. Information since then is difficult to find. Read more about Cameroon in general on Wikipedia where we are told:

"The southern rainforest has vast timber reserves, estimated to cover 37% of Cameroon's total land area. However, large areas of the forest are difficult to reach. Logging, largely handled by foreign-owned firms, provides the government US$60 million a year, and laws mandate the safe and sustainable exploitation of timber. Nevertheless, in practice, the industry is one of the least regulated in Cameroon."

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