University of Alberta West African Music Ensemble

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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.

July 10, 2006

The circle represents life and community

  • Life is a cycle.
  • Most Ewe dances are in a circle.
  • There is a connection between the physical and metaphysical--the living and the dead are related.

Gota

  • The dance's basic movement.
  • The beginning drum signal
  • The drum signal to change from the basic movement to improvised dance with your partner.

Gahu

  • The bell pattern: low high high high high
  • The rattle pattern: pum pa ti pa ti pa ti pa
  • The basic steps: right right left left

Call & Response


July 11, 2006

Gota

  • review of the basic movement, the drum signal to change
  • the drum signal to freeze
  • Tomorrow Wisdom wants to see good improvised dancing with partners.

Gahu

  • 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).
  • We reviewed the basic step.
  • We learned variation one, variation two and variation three.

Call & Response


July 12, 2006

Introduction

  • Circle call & response
    • The leader calls: Circle, circle.
    • The group responds: Big circle.
    • While responding, the group gets into a circle and holds hands until the circle is the right size.

Gahu

  • We reviewed the three variations we learned yesterday, and the bell, rattle, sogo (& kagan) parts, and the master drum calls for these three variations.
  • Wisdom showed us how to do the Ewe upper body movement.
  • We learned variation four and variation five.

Call & Response


July 13, 2006

Call & Response

Gahu

  • slow Gahu & transition to fast Gahu
  • Osee loo
  • Pe pa see

Introduction to drums

  • Boba-lead drum in Gota & Gahu
  • Atsimevu-lead drum in Gahu & Atsiagbekor
  • Kaganu-Bobobor, Gota, Gahu, Atsiagbekor
  • Kagan-Bobobor, Gota, Gahu, Atsiagbekor
  • Sogo-Gahu
  • Kidi-Gahu, Atsiagbekor
  • Kloboto (also known as Kroboto)-Atsiagbekor
  • Totogi-Atsiagbekor
  • Kpanlogo drums-Kpanlogo
  • Talking drum
  • The lead drum communicates to the dancers what they are supposed to do


July 17, 2006

Gahu

Songs
Dance
Drums
  • sogo, kidi & kagan parts


July 18, 2006

July 19, 2006

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