What is Adzogbo?
What is Adzogbo?
Adzogbo is a recreational dance music of the Fon people of the Republic of Benin. Benin. formerly known as Dahomey.
What is GAHU dance?
Gahu is the social dance music of the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. Gahu developed relatively recently—first brought to Ghana in the 1950s by Ewe fisherman who learned the music while on a fishing expedition (Gorlin 107). Gahu developed from the music and dance of the Yoruba people of Benin and Nigeria.
What is drum language?
The drum language is spoken by a pair of drums with the same two tones. Each Kele word is spoken by the drums as a sequence of low and high beats. In passing from human Kele to drum language, all the information contained in vowels and consonants is lost.
How GAHU dance is performed?
Gahu is performed by both males and females and the dancers move counterclockwise in a circle, alternating between men and women. The dance and music are interlaced with one another. The lead drum (“boba”) in the musical ensemble directs the dancers to change their movements and speed at different points in the dance.
Who used drums?
Frame drums were used by the ancient civilizations of the Middle East about 5,000 years ago. They were later adapted by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The Romans also used tubular drums with skins stretched over both ends of a hollow shell.
How far can a drum be heard?
Under ideal conditions, the sound can be understood at 3 to 7 miles, but interesting messages usually get relayed on by the next village.
What is the meaning of Agbekor?
Agbekor is a style of dance by the West Africa n peoples of Ewe and Foh . It is an ancient dance once known as Atamga, Ga meaning ‘great’, Atam meaning ‘oath’.
Where did the Kpanlogo come from?
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.
How is Kpanlogo performed?
The kpanlogo dance is often performed low to the ground, with bent knees and bent back, and frequently features sexually suggestive motions. Accounts of police seizing musical instruments and detaining performers in its early days have been documented.
Why are drums called drums?
They used an early version of the snare drum carried over the player’s right shoulder, suspended by a strap (typically played with one hand using traditional grip). It is to this instrument that the English word “drum” was first used.
