Funerary rituals and beliefs of the Ogooué settlements

The aim of this work is to show how, on the basis of specific examples, the comparative and contrastive analysis of data - relating to both the cultural context and the formal properties of the music - can lead to the modeling of the principles underlying vernacular classification.African rituals are important and useful. Man remains at the center of all mystical-spiritual activities. Nature also plays an active part in this diverse mix of things. The different elements enter into the composition of all useful practices in order to obtain solutions for a life in harmony with man and his environment.