(Asante Twi: Asanteman), today commonly called the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It... 86 KB (9,971 words) - 17:28, 12 April 2024 |
Aburukuwa (category African drums) the Abrukwa) is an open drum of the Akan people and the Asante people of Ghana. It is a high-pitched talking drum used by the Akan people, bottle-shaped... 3 KB (210 words) - 03:26, 6 June 2023 |
and its wood is used for drums or other carpentry. Cordia africana has been used in the manufacture of drums. The Akan Drum which is now in the British... 3 KB (260 words) - 03:05, 10 February 2024 |
Meyerowitz, Eva Lewin-Richter (1958). The Akan of Ghana: Their Ancient Beliefs. Faber & Faber. "The talking drums of the Yoruba | African Music: Journal... 25 KB (2,949 words) - 11:53, 22 April 2024 |
Brong and the Abron, are an Akan people of West Africa. Bonos are normally tagged Akan piesie or Akandifo of which Akan is a derivative name. Bono is... 9 KB (1,031 words) - 14:34, 21 December 2023 |
the talking drum among West African ethnic groups: Tama (Wolof of Senegal) Gan gan, Dun Dun (Yoruba of Nigeria and eastern Benin) Dondo (Akan of central... 9 KB (1,181 words) - 12:43, 30 March 2024 |
Preceded by 86: Akan Drum A History of the World in 100 Objects Object 87 Succeeded by 88: North American buckskin map... 15 KB (1,556 words) - 20:23, 12 February 2022 |
178. ISBN 0-313-01132-X. OCLC 52734130. Kpanlogo drum rhythms Kpanlogo @ Akan Festival 2016 - Tufts University Kpanlogo Kpanlogo African Drumming Dance... 2 KB (162 words) - 12:21, 4 October 2021 |
Object Origin Date BBC website BM website Additional contributors 86 Akan Drum from Africa, found in the USA 18th century BBC BM Bonnie Greer, Anthony... 63 KB (2,885 words) - 04:35, 9 February 2024 |
Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma (category Akan) Onyame, Nyankopon (Onyankapon) or Odomankoma is the supreme god of the Akan people of Ghana, who is most commonly known as Anyame. The name means "The... 12 KB (1,450 words) - 15:39, 11 March 2024 |
Big Drum is a genre, a musical instrument, and traditional African religion from the Windward Islands. It is a kind of Caribbean music, associated mostly... 10 KB (1,337 words) - 12:11, 22 April 2024 |
hands or L-shaped sticks. The atumpan or ntumpane talking drum are used by Asante and Akan to communicate/send messages and are mostly found in Ghana... 2 KB (221 words) - 14:19, 15 January 2024 |
Adinkra symbols (category Akan language) other architectural features. Adinkra symbols appear on some traditional Akan goldweights. The symbols are also carved on stools for domestic and ritual... 19 KB (1,305 words) - 19:57, 31 March 2024 |
Anansi (section Akan-Ashanti Anansi stories) spider) is an Akan folktale character associated with stories, wisdom, knowledge, and trickery, most commonly depicted as a spider, in Akan folklore. Taking... 109 KB (16,556 words) - 23:26, 17 April 2024 |
Africa, Oceania and Americas Akan Drum Aubin Codex Benin Bronzes Briggs Enigma Bronze Head from Ife Codex Kingsborough Double-headed serpent Hoa Hakananai'a... 6 KB (107 words) - 12:48, 8 February 2024 |
List of rulers of Asante (redirect from Rulers of Akan state of Asante) Coast. New York: The Free Press. ISBN 0-02-908926-3 Alan Lloyd, 1964, The Drums of Kumasi, London: Panther. Ernest E. Obeng, 1986, Ancient Ashanti Chieftaincy... 11 KB (670 words) - 07:22, 10 March 2024 |
Fontomfrom (redirect from Fontomfrom drum) FONTOMFROM DRUM ENSEMBLE SET". djembedirect.com/. Djembe Direct. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2015. The Akan of Ghana:... 4 KB (297 words) - 16:35, 20 April 2024 |
Atabaque (category Hand drums) tension drums appeared in Bahia, Suriname, St. Domingue, Cuba, and the southern states of America. These drums traveled with the Ewe, Fon, Akan, and Yoruba... 3 KB (350 words) - 01:59, 21 September 2023 |