rentink2003
Rentink, Sonja: |
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements 4
Introduction 5
Methodology 6
Technical notes 8
1 Ga culture 10
Geographical 10
Historical 11
Religion 12
Social organization 12
Chieftaincy 12
Family 13
Music 13
Festivals 16
2 Colonialism: Neo-Traditional Music and Cultural Groups 17
Colonialism in Ghana 17
Pre-colonial period 17
Colonial Period 18
Post-colonial period 19
Neo-traditional music? 21
Traditional music 21
Popular music 22
Neo-traditional? 23
Current developments in Ghanaian traditional music 25
Cultural groups 25
3 Kpanlogo 28
Frankie Laine and Otoo Lincoln 28
Cultural, social and political context 30
The creation of kpanlogo 30
Influence of rock ‘n roll 30
Conflicts 31
Political situation 32
Spread around the world 33
Traditional background 34
Gome 34
Kolomashie 37
Oge 38
Highlife 39
4 Musical aspects 43
The ensemble and the instruments 43
The ensemble 43
The instruments, organology 43
The musical structure 45
The songs 48
Mo mibi le ohami 48
Mo ble mi oho mie 49
Alonte juloni 50
Jelenbi 50
ABC 52
Everybody bring your calabash 53
Daadaa Buko 54
The dance 57
Some typical kpanlogo movements 60
Performance practice 63
Summary 66
Conclusions 67
Bibliography 68
Appendix 71
List of collected material 95