The Baká songs and music are very much anchored on their deep relationships with nature and their environment. The Baká people from birth listen to natural sounds from the bird, flapping leave, blowing winds, running rives and echoes. This constant sounds make the Baká people to become extraordinarily harmonious and melodious. The Baká people are therefore known for their polyphonic songs and music in which they combine simultaneously two or more tones to form an exceptional Melodies. The Baká people and particularly the women during the polyphonic performance also do what in Baká is referred to as yaaya in which they make a yaaya sound to follow the melody. For the Baká people, songs and music are used for ritual, communication, soothing, and for fun. 

 

The baká people have many types of songs depending on the occasion, ritual and circumstances. Bakásongs are mainly categorized into funeral songs, war songs, festivity songs. Funeral songs often commence by the nyikíri or kondu which are main introductory song rituals which are sang before the actual main singing activities commence. As a matter of ritual, the introductory nyikíri or kondu songs often recite the name of a leopard (Kérí). War songs are often motivational and reminiscent of the bravery of the Baká men and women. The words of the songs often recite phrases such defence of the land and in defence of the Baká people. Festivity songs are often free-style in the sense that the words are purely joyous. More often than not, there are also songs that are composed and sang as expressions of love or anger. They are often communicative in character and purpose.