Music Ashanti of Ghana / Var: Music Ashanti of Ghana / Various

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Music Ashanti of Ghana / Various

Artist:

Various Artists

Label:

Folkways Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

093070424029

Genre:

International

Release Date:

2012-05-30

Number of Discs:

1

Before the Ashanti region was annexed by the British in 1901, into what is now Ghana, it was one of the most powerful kingdoms of pre-colonial Africa, and music played a vital role in Ashanti society. The tracks on this 1979 Folkways release range from genres found at the court of chiefs to highlife. Multi-level drum music predominates, but there are also other instruments and vocal numbers, especially by women.

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