Smithsonian Folkways FW-04240-CCD Music of the Ashanti of Ghana (Discontinued)

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. We believe that musical and cultural diversity contributes to the vitality and quality of life throughout the world. Through the dissemination of audio recordings and educational materials we seek to strengthen people's engagement with their own cultural heritage and to enhance their awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of others.

Instrument(s) Aburukuwa; Adendenmma; Agyamma; Akasaa; Apentemaa; Castanets; Dansuomu; Dawuro (Bell); Donno (Drum); Frikyiwa; Guitar; Hoes; Hourglass drum; Kwadum; Nnawuta (Bell); Petia (Drum); Prempensua; Tamole; Tweneboa.

Year of Recording 1979.

Record Label Folkways Records.

Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Credits Recorded by David Moises Perez Martinez ; Recorded by Verna Gillis ; Design by Ronald Clyne.

101 Kete: Kyenkyehene Kete Children's Group and Mr. P.K. Attah 5:28.

102 Nnwomkoro Yiadom Boakye and Manhyia Tete Nwomkoro 4:05.

103 Adowa: Mpre Yiadom Boakye and Manhyia Tete Nwomkoro 6:44.

104 Dansuom Yiadom Boakye and Manhyia Tete Nwomkoro 5:28.

201 Sikyi Sikyi 5:11.

202 Highlife Yiadom Boakye and Manhyia Tete Nwomkoro 3:00.

203 Bragoro - Puberty Festival Yiadom Boakye and Manhyia Tete Nwomkoro 5:49.

204 Ntan Ntan and B. K. Amankwa 8:06.