Outtake from women's ceremony. Iboga is the sacrament! Bassé! Harp and polyrhythmic percussion.
Bokayé! This 8-string harp from Gabon is called Ngombi and belongs to the ancient family of arched harps that can be seen in the pictographic rock art at the Ennedi Plateau in Chad
African 8 stringed harp music from Gabon. Bwiti music is in support of the psychoactive plant energy IBOGA. More? okacenter.com
The great nganga plays and sings. In temple EBANDO. Bassé
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From the recordings of Josh Ponte, Ngombi is the sacred instrument of Bwitists in west equatorial Africa. Imagery from ceremonies at Ebando. Libreville.
Menvie-Me-Ndone , also known as David, but mainly known by his Bwiti name, Mbilou, is a Bwiti Nganga (healer/dancer/musician/shaman), from Gabon. He plays the Mongongo (the mouth