Ghana : music of the northern tribes / recorded in Ghana by Verna Gillis.

Other author Gillis, Verna.
Format Audio (CD)
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : Lyrichord, [1991?]
Description1 audio disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Contents Mamprusi (Muslim, leader/chorus with drums) (6:50) -- Grunshi (vocal with guluzoro and gulusago drums) (7:12)-- Frafra (Christian, leader/chorus with calabash rattle (siyari)) (5:23) -- Kusasi (Muslim, solo with gonje (bowed lute)) (4:55) -- Dagarti (Catholic, xylophone (gyil) solo) -- Dagarti (male singers, xylophone (gyil), ganga (drum) and flute (wile)) (6:10) -- Kasena (Christian, vocal duet with calabash (zing)) (2:30) -- Kasena (ensemble of flutes (weii) and drums (gulu, gungonga)) (2:43) -- Kasena (solo with kono (strummed lute)) (4:19).
General noteTraditional music of various peoples of northern Ghana.
General notePreviously released on analog disc as: Lyrichord LLST 7321.
General noteCompact disc; analog recording.
General noteProgram notes by Gillis ([3] p.) in container.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded in 1976 by Verna Gillis.
Other titleMusic of the northern tribes.
Publisher numberLYRCD-7321 Lyrichord

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