Various Artists: Songs of War Death Slave / Various
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Songs of War Death Slave / Various
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
This 1982 release is the first in a two-part series exploring the music of the mainland Ewe people of southeastern Ghana and southern Togo, an area known as the Slave Coast. There are no prerequisites to being a musician in egalitarian Ewe society; if the desire and ability are present, anyone can become a musician. All Ewe music is comprised of drumming and singing, and this first record includes war songs, hunting songs, and songs that praise various religious deities.
Tracks:
1.1 Asafovhu-War Drumming
1.2 Asafovhu-War Drumming
1.3 Adevhu-Hunters' Drumming
1.4 Adevhu-Hunters' Drumming
1.5 Irovhu-Drumming to the Gods
1.6 Irovhu-Drumming to the Gods
Title: Songs of War Death Slave / Various
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
This 1982 release is the first in a two-part series exploring the music of the mainland Ewe people of southeastern Ghana and southern Togo, an area known as the Slave Coast. There are no prerequisites to being a musician in egalitarian Ewe society; if the desire and ability are present, anyone can become a musician. All Ewe music is comprised of drumming and singing, and this first record includes war songs, hunting songs, and songs that praise various religious deities.
Tracks:
1.1 Asafovhu-War Drumming
1.2 Asafovhu-War Drumming
1.3 Adevhu-Hunters' Drumming
1.4 Adevhu-Hunters' Drumming
1.5 Irovhu-Drumming to the Gods
1.6 Irovhu-Drumming to the Gods
