World Music Central itemFree Download by Samba Mapangala in Support of Endangered Mountain Gorillas
Monday, October 05 2009 @ 02:30 AM EDT
The MP3 for "Les Gorilles des Montagnes" by Samba Mapangala will be available for listening and downloading at myspace.com/sambamapangala and GorillaSong.
The song is a partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to aid in
protection of endangered mountain gorillas of the Congo's Virunga
National Park.
The upbeat dance song was commissioned by WWF to increase awareness of
conservation in the Congo Basin, "Les Gorilles des Montagnes" (The
Mountain Gorillas) begins with the still-stunning, instantly
recognizable a cappella prelude to Samba's 1981 hit "Tolinga Virunga"
(We Love Virunga). But then the beat drops into a beautiful new melody
and lyrics telling of the need to preserve the rare mountain gorillas
and their fragile environment, and expressing gratitude to the park
rangers who risk their lives daily to prevent poaching and illegal
charcoal production.
WWF will use this music to reinforce its efforts in East Africa and
Congo, especially in the Goma and Bukavu regions where years of war and
turmoil have impacted the gorillas' habitat in the Virunga mountains,
home to around half of the world's remaining 700 mountain gorillas.
Visit the World Wildlife Fund's site for information on efforts to save the mountain gorillas:
http://www.worldwildlife.org