Fang-Beti Area
Equatorial forest and oral traditions
At the heart of the equatorial forest in the Centre, South and East regions, the Beti-Fang peoples made Yaoundé the country's political centre while preserving a rich oral tradition of myths, tales and legends passed down through generations.
Regions
Centre · Sud · Est
Communities
Bantu groups of the Centre region, whose capital Yaoundé is the cultural heart — forest agriculture (cocoa), oral traditions (the Mvet, a sung epic accompanied by a harp-zither).
Communities of the South region, culturally close to the Fang of neighbouring Gabon, known for initiatory rites (Bwiti) and ritual carving expertise.
Forest communities of the East region, including the Baka, known for a close relationship with the equatorial forest, distinctive vocal polyphony and traditional pharmacopoeia knowledge.
Heritage
- Cases traditionnelles en bois et raphia forestier
- Monument de la Réunification (Yaoundé)
- Bikutsi (danse et rythme ewondo/beti)
- Danses initiatiques Bwiti
- Le Mvet (épopée chantée)
- Polyphonie vocale baka
- Bikutsi moderne
- Ndolé
- Bâton de manioc
- Sauce arachide/cacao
- Sculpture rituelle fang/bulu
- Vannerie forestière
- Rites initiatiques Bwiti
- Veillées de contes (Mvet)
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