What are Ghanaian drums called?
What are Ghanaian drums called?
djembe
A djembe or jembe (/ˈdʒɛmbeɪ/ JEM-bay; from Malinke jembe [dʲẽbe], N’Ko: ߖߋ߲߰ߓߋ) is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa.
What is the purpose of the Kpatsa dance?
Kpatsa Otofo is the principle traditional entertainment music and dance of the Dangme and Ga-Adange people of southern Ghana, in West Africa. Historically, it is a dance used in puberty rites and rituals and is thought to have first been performed by dwarfs.
What country did Kpanlogo dance originate in?
Ghana
Kpanlogo is a recreational dance and music form originating from the 1960s among urban youth in Accra, Ghana.
What is a Ghanaian drum ensemble?
Ewe drumming refers to the drumming ensembles of the Ewe people of Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The Ewe are known for their experience in drumming throughout West Africa. The sophisticated cross rhythms and polyrhythms in Ewe drumming are similar to those in Afro-Caribbean music and late jazz.
What are African drums called?
The djembe is one of West Africa’s best known instruments. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family.
What instruments do Ghanaians use?
Bamboo flutes played with the drums, song and on their own.
- Atumpan: A pair of male, female talking drum.
- Dawuro: Slit Bell for adowa and kete.
- Donno: Hour glass drum played by the stick and armpit control technique.
- Firikyiwa:
- Fontomfrom:
- Prepensua:
- Seperewa:
Which group of people dance Kpatsa?
Ga-Adangme people
Kpatsa is a dance of the Ga-Adangme people in Southern Ghana.
Which people in Ghana perform the Patsa dance?
Kpatsa is a Ghanaian dance, from the Ga-Adangme people.
What ethnic group is Kpanlogo?
Ga ethnic group
Kpanlogo is a Ghanaian dance form, associated with the Ga ethnic group, who are traditionally located in the Greater Accra Region, which is in the South of the country.
Why is Kpanlogo performed?
Kpanlogo is the ‘twist and turn dance’ from the Ga people of Ghana, which is performed by youth to demonstrate their youthful exuberance. It is performed at all occasions across Ghana to bring people together and is popular due to its musical style, dance movements and its involvement of the audience.
