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Here you will find daily records of what was covered in class, as well as links to specific things we learn, such as dances or drums.
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Welcome to the West African Music Ensemble's 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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==July 10, 2006==
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Short link:  http://bit.ly/ua-wame
  
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====The circle represents life and community====
 
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*Life is a cycle.
 
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*Most Ewe dances are in a circle.
 
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*There is a connection between the physical and metaphysical--the living and the dead are related.
 
  
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====[[Gota]]====
 
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*The dance's basic movement
 
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*The beginning drum signal
 
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*The drum signal to change from the basic movement to improvised dance with your partner.
 
  
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====[[Gahu]]====
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=Instructors=
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*The bell pattern: low high high high high
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Robert Kpogo <br>
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*The rattle pattern: pum pa ti pa ti pa ti pa
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Dr. Wisdom Agorde <br>
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*The basic steps: right right left left
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Email: [mailto:rkpogo@shaw.ca] <br> or [mailto:rkpogo@ualberta.ca]
  
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====[[Call & Response]]====
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= Dagbamba music and dance =
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*Call: Kini wee! Response: Zii wee! (with arm motion)
 
  
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http://bit.ly/dagbamba
  
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==July 11, 2006==
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= Ewe Music/Dance Styles =
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Here you will find information about the music/dance styles that have been taught in the West African Music Ensemble over the years.
  
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====[[Gota]]====
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== [[Gota]]==
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*review of the basic movement, the drum signal to change
 
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*the drum signal to freeze
 
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*Tomorrow Wisdom wants to see good improvised dancing with partners.
 
  
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====[[Gahu]]====
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== [[Agbadza]] ==
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* This dance was called the airplane dance by the old colonial masters. It can happen at any occasion, but especially for recreation. This is the dance where boys go to show off to get the most beautiful girl & vice versa (Wisdom).
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Drum pattern grids, and hopefully some animation as well.
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* We reviewed the basic step (right right left left).
 
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* We learned the variation one, variation two and variation three.
 
  
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==July 12, 2006==
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== [[Gahu]] ==
  
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====Introduction====
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References:
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*Circle call & response
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* David Locke's ''Drum Gahu''
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**The leader calls: Circle, circle.
 
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**The group responds: Big circle.
 
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**While responding, the group gets into a circle and holds hands until the circle is the right size.
 
  
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====[[Gahu]]====
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Some videos:
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* We reviewed the three variations we learned yesterday, and the bell, rattle, sogo (& kagan) parts, and the master drum calls for these three variations.
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* Wisdom showed us how to do the Ewe upper body movement.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKknyxfzj4 Dagbe], Volta Region, Ghana
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* We learned variation four and variation five.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXla5h48A80 National Theatre of Ghana]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-KLmkNX8VA Gahu drumming analysis]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO4wuBFBChE University of Ghana performance]
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Educational websites:
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* [https://thisworldmusic.com/gahu-african-drumming-and-dance-from-ghana/ This world music] - an amazing mixer that lets you hear all the parts.
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== [[Bobobor]] ==
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coming soon
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== [[Songs]] ==
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If anyone has decent quality audio recordings from class that they wish to post, let us know and we'll show you how.
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= Classes and Comments =
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Remember there is a potluck October 10th!
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= Performances: =
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=== November 15, 2007 ===
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* World Music Sampler, 8pm, Convocation Hall, Old Arts Building. FREE!
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* meeting time: no later than 5:30
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= [[Links to other useful Websites]] =
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[http://www.ualberta.ca/ethnomusicology/ Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology]<br />
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This page also contains other links, and if you have any suggestions about other interesting sites, please pass them on.
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= Class Summaries/Video =
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== [[Summer 2006]] ==
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== [[Fall/Winter-2006/2007]] ==

Latest revision as of 16:20, 7 April 2020

Welcome to the West African Music Ensemble's 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.

Short link: http://bit.ly/ua-wame


Instructors

Robert Kpogo
Dr. Wisdom Agorde
Email: [1]
or [2]

Dagbamba music and dance

http://bit.ly/dagbamba

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

References:

  • David Locke's Drum Gahu

Some videos:

Educational websites:

Bobobor

coming soon

Songs

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 15, 2007

  • World Music Sampler, 8pm, Convocation Hall, Old Arts Building. FREE!
  • meeting time: no later than 5:30

Links to other useful Websites

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

Class Summaries/Video

Summer 2006

Fall/Winter-2006/2007

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