They often stay in the settlement doing nothing. Each pygmy repeatedly produces a note or a certain tune at a regular time interval. They hey have an incredible sense of rhythm. Superimposing the three recordings, he found he had a choir in perfect union.
Pygmies use simple musical instruments such as drums, flutes, and a kind of one- string violin.
Some areas boast excellent groups of musicians. Mothers with small children dance with them on their hips or shoulders. There is always a drummer willing to tap out a beat and someone to show off with fast and difficult steps. All these years later, the enthusiastic tone does not surprise those who know the pygmies. They normally play their music in a wide circle around the fire and will go on singing and dancing in their lively, agile style all night long.