Traditional Music of Ghana
The traditional musicology of Ghana may be grouped geographically between north Ghana and the fertile, forested southern coasted Ghana pop...
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The
traditional musicology of Ghana may be grouped geographically between north
Ghana and the fertile, forested southern coasted Ghana population by Ghanaian
people speaking Kwa languages such as Akan.
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The
north music is a combine melodic composition on chord instruments like the
kologo (xalam) and the gonjey), wind instruments and voice, with poly-rhythms
clapped or played on the talking drum, gourd drums, or the brekete. The
tradition of gyil music (balafon) is also common. Music in the northern
patterns is mainly set to a minor pentatonic scale and melisma plays an
important part in melodic and vocal patterns, along with a long history of
griot praise-singing traditions.
The
music of the coast is associated with the social functions and relies on
difficult polyrhythmic patterns played by drums and bells as well as harmonized
song. An exception to this rule is the Akan tradition of singing with the
Seperewa harp-lute, a present laxed genre which had its roots from the griot
traditions of the north.
