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. The original purpose of Ewe drumming were sung or performed by warriors. Now the songs and performed to celebrate or for recreational use. For example, Agbadza was originally used as a warrior dance but is now used to celebrate events.
Ewedrumming refers to the drumming ensembles of the Ewe people of Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The Ewe are known for their experience in drumming throughout...
The Ewe people (/ˈeɪ.weɪ/; Ewe: Eʋeawó, lit. "Ewe people"; or Mono Kple Volta Tɔ́sisiwo Dome, lit. "Between the Rivers Mono and Volta"; Eʋenyígbá Eweland;)...
The Anlo Ewe are a sub-group of the Ewe people of approximately 6 million people, inhabiting southern Togo, southern Benin, southwest Nigeria, and south-eastern...
sometimes performed in between. Arom, S. (1991). African polyphony and polyrhythm (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge). African dance Ewedrumming...
Kroeber's training in West African Ewedrumming and Long's experience in metal bands to create music in which "drumming could be a center role and help bring...
forms of Japanese gagaku, Indian dhrupad, or the percussive music of ewedrumming. The infiltration of Western staff notation into these cultures has been...
Agbadza is an Ewe music and dance that evolved from the times of war into a very popular recreational dance. It came from a very old war dance called...
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traditional religions of the Bini people of Edo State in southern Nigeria, the Ewe people of Benin, Ghana, and Togo, and the Fon people of Benin. Yoruba tradition...
Africa, certain drums are only used in secret-society ceremonies or initiations. The Ewe in the south of Ghana use a ceremonial drum orchestra that performs...
Christian, and 20% Muslim. The two most populous language groups are the Ewe in the south (about 32% of the population) and the Kabye in the north (22%...
of the tradition.) "Mawu-Lisa" while not a nation song, calls on the Fon-Ewe spirit of day and night as a kalenda (stick-fight) starts. Belle and hallecord...
teacher who plays the violin. Ladzepko was introduced to the art of Ewedrumming by his father, Kofi Ladzekpo, and his elder brother, Husunu Ladzekpo...
with other states in Africa. The Ga-Dangme and Ewe migrated westward from south-western Nigeria. The Ewe - formerly known as Dogbo- migrated from Oyo area...
Ashantis, the Fante language, Frafra, Dangme, Ga, Dagbani, Mampruli, Gonja and Ewe also having official status, and being taught in schools as indigenous (local)...
supporting drums are termed Omele. Yoruba drumming exemplifies West-African cross-rhythms and is considered to be one of the most advanced drumming traditions...
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