Drumming in Akan Communities of Ghana

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Drumming_in_Akan_Communities_of_Ghana
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Cultural_Practice
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Akan_culture
gptkbp:function gptkb:communication
gptkb:ritual
gptkb:entertainment
gptkbp:hasRhythm polyrhythmic
gptkbp:hasRole apprentice drummer
master drummer
supporting drummer
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Atumpan
gptkb:Fontomfrom
gptkb:Kete_drums
gptkb:Talking_drum
gptkbp:language Twi
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:pattern call and response
improvisation
fixed rhythms
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:Akwasidae_festival
gptkb:Odwira_festival
funeral rites
naming ceremonies
enstoolment ceremonies
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Akan_people
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Region
gptkb:Ashanti_Region
gptkb:Eastern_Region
gptkbp:relatedTo Akan chieftaincy
Akan festivals
Akan funerals
Akan oral tradition
gptkbp:symbolizes unity
authority
ancestral presence
gptkbp:teaches gptkb:history
gptkb:social_norms
cultural values
gptkbp:transmittedBy oral history
messages
proverbs
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:storytelling
festivals
ceremonies
funerals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Hanson_Kwabena_Nketia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Drumming in Akan Communities of Ghana