University of Alberta West African Music Ensemble

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Welcome to the West African Music Ensemble's 2007-2008 Wiki page! Here you will find links to song lyrics, audio clips and links to specific class terms. In each term's section there are brief summaries video from specific classes.

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Instructors

Robert Kpogo
Email: [1]
or [2]

Ewe Music/Dance Styles

Here you will find information about the music/dance styles that have been taught in the West African Music Ensemble over the years.

Gota

Agbadza

Drum pattern grids, and hopefully some animation as well.

Gahu

coming soon

Bobobor

coming soon

Songs

Click here to download the song lyrics for songs we have learned so far. They are divided by Drum, and for those of you who like to pay attention to pronounciation, here are some tips:
-gb and kp are individual sounds, have fun trying to get them
-the backwards c is similar to the o sound in 'pot'
-there may be syllables that are slurred together, so listen in class
-other funky letters have other special pronounciations, but they are more finicky, so just listen in class, record it, and try your best

If anyone has decent quality audio recordings from class that they wish to post, let us know and we'll show you how.

Classes and Comments

Remember there is a potluck October 10th!

Performances:

November 3, 2007

  • Ankur's Multicultural Organization
  • John L Haar Theatre at Grant MacEwan College, 10045-156 St

November 24, 2007

  • World Music Sampler, Convocation Hall, Old Arts Building. FREE!
  • meeting time tbc

March 8, 2008

  • WAME final concert including project material
  • Convocation Hall

Links to other useful Websites

Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology
University of Alberta
This page also contains other links, and if you have any suggestions about other interesting sites, please pass them on.

Previous Class Summaries

Fall/Winter-2006/2007 Main Page

This includes video of previous years, very useful for watching Gota (old version), Gahu, Atsiagbekor, Bobobor, and various Drum patterns. Feel free to browse. The video may take some time to upload. To reach the videos, go down to the bottom of the page to the class summaries.