Baka Beyond, Exeter Phoenix, Phoenix Auditorium, Saturday 24th May, 8pm, £12
After 20 years of mixing African and Celtic music in equal measures, Baka Beyond has become one of the finest danceable bands around, creating the sound of the global village. They will feature at the Phoenix Auditorium on Saturday 24th May at 8pm to bring the uplifting beats inspired by the rainforest, hosted by the Future Sound of Exeter.
Conceived in 1992, Baka Beyond have a unique relationship with their inspiration – the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon – sending royalties to help their development projects, and even touring with Baka musicians.
In order to make sure that the Baka get their fair return for their compositions the band founded the charity, Global Music Exchange. So started this very positive African – European collaboration which brings talents from 6 different countries.
Since these early beginnings when the term “world music” barely existed, Baka Beyond has evolved into a multicultural, dynamic live stage show with worldwide album sales. Band members have hailed from Brittany, Cameroon, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Congo, Uganda and Ghana as well as Britain. Each musician brings their own influence and talent to the music creating a unique spectacle and honouring a lesson learned from the Baka people.
Booking information can be found here