https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_Awuku&feed=atom&action=historyNicholas Awuku - Revision history2024-03-28T15:18:36ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_Awuku&diff=59268&oldid=prevPatrickSmith19 at 02:26, 4 December 20092009-12-04T02:26:04Z<p></p>
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</table>PatrickSmith19https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_Awuku&diff=18993&oldid=prevHemani at 01:01, 31 October 20082008-10-31T01:01:53Z<p></p>
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</table>Hemanihttps://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_Awuku&diff=18749&oldid=prevHemani at 07:10, 24 October 20082008-10-24T07:10:34Z<p></p>
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</table>Hemanihttps://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_Awuku&diff=18553&oldid=prevHemani at 05:52, 20 October 20082008-10-20T05:52:20Z<p></p>
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</table>Hemanihttps://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_Awuku&diff=18546&oldid=prevHemani at 04:59, 20 October 20082008-10-20T04:59:50Z<p></p>
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</table>Hemanihttps://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_Awuku&diff=18526&oldid=prevHemani at 01:41, 20 October 20082008-10-20T01:41:41Z<p></p>
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</table>Hemanihttps://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_Awuku&diff=18376&oldid=prevHemani at 02:55, 18 October 20082008-10-18T02:55:53Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Nicholas Awuku  has completed 4 years at Roteko, a technical school in Accra and became a supervisor for shipping and export-clearing agents. He is currently a member of the shrine and has lived in Dagbamete for 3 years.  His father was a driver and a farmer, and mother was a trader and owned a stall in Ho. His family was originally from a traditional village and so away from Christian influence. As a child, he learnt to drum by watching others in traditional community, and has had no formal drumming education.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Nicholas Awuku  has completed 4 years at Roteko, a technical school in Accra and became a supervisor for shipping and export-clearing agents. He is currently a member of the shrine and has lived in Dagbamete for 3 years.  His father was a driver and a farmer, and mother was a trader and owned a stall in Ho. His family was originally from a traditional village and so away from Christian influence. As a child, he learnt to drum by watching others in traditional community, and has had no formal drumming education.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> According to Nicholas Awuku, women can drum like men, and they are allowed to drum in the shrine.  The city of Ho always had electricity, therefore there is a greater influence of contemporary music in Ho.  In particular, gospel was very popular, and it talksd about love and  happiness.  After work, he would listen music on the radio and cassette player and his preferences for music are gospel, traditional, and funeral society drumming.  There was no shrine in Ho, and Christianity was more prevalent than traditionalism.  Therefore their family went to Accra or Tema for worship.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> According to Nicholas Awuku, women can drum like men, and they are allowed to drum in the shrine.  The city of Ho always had electricity, therefore there is a greater influence of contemporary music in Ho.  In particular, gospel was very popular, and it talksd about love and  happiness.  After work, he would listen music on the radio and cassette player and his preferences for music are gospel, traditional, and funeral society drumming.  There was no shrine in Ho, and Christianity was more prevalent than traditionalism.  Therefore their family went to Accra or Tema for worship.  </div></td></tr>
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