Opus 6 Newsletter #3
Tuesday, June 18th
Travel The World With Opus Electives
Destination #2: Ghana
Ghanaian Ewe Drumming
Derrick Spiva Jr.
“Ewe” Drumming
A style of drumming named for the Ewe people in Ghana, Togo, and Benin that features complex polyrhythms (contrasting rhythms that are played simultaneously).
Photo credit: http://freedomspear.blogspot.com/2013/01/ewe-drumming-from-ghana.html
Ewe drumming has been traditionally performed by and for the warriors of West Africa. Today, the music is played for important ceremonies like funerals and weddings.
Photo credit: http://www.african-music-safari.com/ewe-drumming.html
The music is played on a "family" of different drums made from wood and antelope skin, as shown above. Learn more about this traditional style of music with our SMYO conductor and Ghanaian Elective teacher Derrick Spiva Jr!
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