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The music accompanying the kpanlogo dance is drawn from older Ga drumming traditions, such as gome, oge and kolomashie. Kpanlogo music uses three types of instruments: nono (metal bell), fao (gourd rattle), and kpanlogo drums. Nono plays the key pattern or timeline of the music, supported by the fao.
The Ga-Dangbe, Ga-Dangme, Ga-Adangme or Ga-Adangbe are an ethnic group in Ghana, Togo and Benin. The Ga or Gan and Dangbe or Dangme people are grouped as part of the Ga–Dangme ethnolinguistic group. [1] [2] The Ga-Dangmes are one ethnic group that lives primarily in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
Georgian dance (Georgian: ქართული ცეკვა) is the traditional dance of Georgia. It stems from military moves, sports games, and dances celebrated during holidays in the Middle Ages. The dance was popularized by the founders of the Georgian National Ballet, [1] Iliko Sukhishvili, and his wife, Nino Ramishvili.
Agbekor (agbekɔ) is a type of music and a style of dance by the West African peoples of Ewe and Fon. It is an ancient dance once known as Atamga, Ga meaning 'great', Atam meaning 'oath'. It is now performed by the people of Dzogadze, a farming community near Akatsi in the Southern part of the Volta Region of Ghana.
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The Buzzard Lope is a traditional Southern States dance. It was first noted in Georgia in the 1880s, [1] and became widely popular in Minstrel Show repertoire, alongside the cakewalk and juba dance. [2] It seems to have originated in African American slave communities, possibly as an adaptation of a similar West African dance.
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This second celebration, while commemorating the Ga Mantse's return, became an integral part of Ga cultural history. [5] It is important to clarify that while two Ga Homowo celebrations appear to transpire within a single year, the original and authentic Ga Homowo is the first one, known as the Damte Dsanwe Homowo.