Ewe Music of Ghana
Among the Ewe of southeast Ghana, drummers must also be proficient dancers, and dancers are often required to become musicians as well. As evidenced on this recording, Ewe instrumentation is largely percussion-based and includes talking drum, double or single gong, and gourd rattle played in complex, polyrhythmic patterns. Instrumentation varies depending on the nature of the occasion (festival, funeral, etc). Liner notes include further cultural commentary from Seth Ladzekpo, the former drum-and-dance instructor at the Ghana Institute for Art and Culture.
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Track Listing
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101
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Yewe Cult Dance | Ewe musicians, dancers | 2:09 | |
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102
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Funeral Dirge - The Warrior's House Has Become Empty | Ewe musicians, dancers | 3:43 | |
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103
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Kpegisu | Ewe musicians, dancers | 3:45 | |
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104
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Ga Dance - I Will Show My Bravery on the Muzzles of a Gun | Ewe musicians, dancers | 1:53 | |
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105
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Gadzo - Kayiboe - The Child Is Not Matured - The Child is Underage | Ewe musicians, dancers | 3:02 | |
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106
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Atsiagbekor - If It Comes to Fighting with Guns | Ewe musicians, dancers | 7:17 | |
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201
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Brittania Hatsiatsia Songs | Ewe musicians, dancers | 6:51 | |
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202
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Adzida Hatsiatsia Songs | Ewe musicians, dancers | 7:06 | |
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203
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Adzida-Afawu and Adzida | Ewe musicians, dancers | 6:59 |
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