Werrason, Congo's most popular musician partners with BCI to protect bonobos and save the rainforest [Learn more]

“But it is in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the music truly matters. For five years, a vile war has raged in Congo, costing between 3.1m and 4.7m lives. The country is ruined and divided, its state a figment. Yet if Congo is more broken than Iraq or Afghanistan, it is a better place for a party. “Music is keeping the nation alive,” says Noel Ngiama, aka Werrason, one of the country's four big stars. “In Congo, almost everyone can dance or sing.” - Economist.com, Rumba in the jungle, Dec 18th 2003”

Musical mega-stars get down with the apes
Rock stars Paul McCartney and Peter Gabriel have been making
music with the bonobos, Kanzi and Panbanisha,
along with Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh at the Georgia State Language
Research Center. Paul McCartney featured his gig with the
bonobos in his special which aired on Thanksgiving Eve, prime time on ABC! Peter Gabriel also highlights bonobos in his new tour, "Growing up."
We hope this is just the beginning of more magnificent things
to come.

In a recent communication, Peter Gabriel said:
"Working with Bonobos was an extraordinary experience
for me. It confirmed that there is very little difference
between the potential mental and intellectual capacity of
the Bonobos and ourselves. We forget, most of the time, that
humans are Great Apes. I strongly support any measures to
save the Bonobos from extinction."

In The News: Champion of a Forest Sanctuary
"A huge forest sanctuary may save thousands of these gentle, sexy apes within their home. They have found their perfect champion in the BCI and Sally Coxe." - Frans de Waal, director Living Links Center, Emory University [Read the article!]

TIME Magazine: Eden for the Peaceful Apes
“Of all our primate kin, none fascinate us like the sociable, sexual bonobo. Conservationists fear for the species’ survival, but an answer may have been found in one of the most war-torn parts of the world…” [See Photo Essay!], [Read the article!]