GLOBAL MUSIC
EXCHANGE
registered charity number 1057668
The term "One Heart" was coined by the Baka women
themselves. They wanted proceeds from recordings made to be used for
projects that all agreed to and done with good motivation - with one
heart.
Martin Cradick returned from a fact finding trip to the Baka just before Christmas, 2000.
Read a report of this trip.
ONE HEART aims to:
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Record endangered music and bring royalties from sales back to the
musicians' community.
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Use funds collected to carry out projects agreed by and of benefit to
the community.
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Encourage self-worth and respect for their culture by showing that it
is appreciated in the wider world.
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Relieve poverty in communities which have provided music for
recordings.
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Educate people in Britain about foreign cultures by running workshops
in schools and community centres.
BACKGROUND
- Martin Cradick and Su Hart spent the winters of 1992 and 1994
with the Baka forest people, relying on their
skills of hunting and gathering for survival. After the first trip
they produced two albums, "Heart of the
Forest" - field recordings of the Baka's traditional music - and
"Spirit of the Forest" - music inspired by
the Baka and music written with them during the long jam sessions in
the forest. All the royalties due to the Baka for both their
performances and their songs have been collected for them and in
September 1996 we at last gained charitable status for this money
which will be usedto help the Baka maintain their forest and their
lifestyle in a rapidly changing world.
Martin and Su returned to stay with the Baka in January 1998 to
further discuss with them what projects can be undertaken with money
so far raised. Martin is returning at the end of November with anthropologist, Jerome Lewis to deliver vital supplies and to further discuss with the Baka developement projects. We are currently trying to raise the money to fund this trip. If you would like to help click here.
In future we hope to extend the charity to make recordings of
other traditional music and to channel any proceeds back to
development projects in the musicians' communities.
We are presently funding a trip to deliver urgent tools and supplies to the Baka and to further discuss with them future development projects.
Click here to make a donation to "One Heart"
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