University of Alberta West African Music Ensemble
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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Contents
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
coming soon
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.
Performances:
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
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.
