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	Ghana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ghana is divided into 10 regions, which are then subdivided into a total of 138 districts.
		The Larabanga Mosque in Larabanga, Ghana is one of the oldest Mosques in West Africa.
		Ghana has 12,630 primary schools, 5,450 junior secondary schools, 503 senior secondary schools, 21 training colleges, 18 technical institutions, two diploma-awarding institutions and five universities serving a population of 18 million; this means that most Ghanaians have relatively easy access to good education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ghana (1676 words)

	Music of Ghana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the 1920s, the word was coined to describe the dancing of the English colonials to the regimented music of native bands.
		Southeastern Ghana is occupied by the Ewe people, whose folk styles are related to the music of Benin and Togo.
		The original bandleader of The Tempos was Guy Warren, who was responsible for introducing Caribbean music to Ghana and, later, was known for a series of innovative fusions of African rhythms and American jazz.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Ghana (1380 words)

	Encyclopedia: Music of Ghana
		Describing the music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is difficult, due to vagaries surrounding the meanings of various terms.
		A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre.
		Ghana has 12,130 primary schools, 5,450 junior secondary schools, 503 senior secondary schools, 21 training colleges, 18 technical institutions, two diploma-awarding institutions and five universities serving a population of 17 million; this means that most Ghanaians have relatively easy access to good education.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Music-of-Ghana (2993 words)

	CHAPTER VIII
		A fourth negative consequence of machine music in Ghana is that the clear human voice has been compromised by electronic gadgets such as harmonizers, phasers and double-tracking, and by the fact that the sound level of the singers is often very low as compared with the instrumental background.
		Traditional music, dance, drama and poetry that have been created either communally or so long ago that it is beyond the reach of copyright (75 years since the death of the composer(s)).
		This is quite unlike European music (especially the classical variety) where the motionless audience sits quietly and claps only after the performance, or after a significant portion of it, and only then as an interruption, not throughout the whole or as an integrated part of the performance as in Africa.
	www.crvp.org /book/Series02/II-5/chapter_viii.htm (6056 words)

	Ghana: Afropop Country -- West Africa, highlife, palm wine
		Ghana, on the West African coast between Ivory Coast and Togo, took its name from an ancient empire, even though that empire was located well to the north and west of the present-day country.
		Between 1969 and 1979, Ghana endured a series of military governments, culminating in the rise of Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings.
		It's most significant innovation was the music called highlife, which set the tone for 1940s and 50s Afropop, prior to the rise of Congo music.
	www.afropop.org /explore/country_info/ID/16/Ghana (593 words)

	HumanSongs.com - Nyanyo Addo on Weltwunder Records
		But drumming is also part of the daily life in Ghana, messages were transmitted over long distances with the help of big drums and they still accompany weddings and funerals.
		In 1986 he was invited by the german 'Institute for comparing musical studies' as a member of Aja Addy's band 'Tsuianaa', they also toured exetensively across Europe until they played at the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992.
		An important aspect of trance music is the ability of the rhythm to talk to the dancers, to initiate movements of dance.
	www.humansongs.com /WWNyanyo.htm (925 words)

	The Globalist \| Global Music -- Ghana — Highlife in Low Times
		Highlife, the signature music of Ghana, is a joyous and complex genre that has had a profound influence on African and world music over the last 70 years.
		Yet, as highlife rode on its wave of success in the era of African independence, few could have predicted that the music of Ghana would eventually be held hostage to its turbulent politics.
		Some of the music is simple and soulful, such as Salaam and His Cultural Imani Group's "Mama Shile Oga," sung in a combination of the Ga language and English.
	www.theglobalist.com /printStoryId.aspx?StoryId=3870 (990 words)

	Releases :: "The Music of Africa: Popular Music in Ghana"
		Collins--performer and scholar--will focus on the evolution of popular music in Ghana, from highlife to gospel, reggae, and rap.
		He was on the Executive of the Ghana Musicians Union in the 1970's and together with Professor J.H.K. Nketia and Koo Nimo was in 1987 made an honorary life member of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM).
		He is also a lecturer in the Music Department of the University of Ghana from where he runs several highlife bands; including Electro-Griot (guitar, harmonica, and Ghanaian harp-lute), Local Dimension (a highlife dance band) and T.O. Jazz and the Palmwine Band (an unplugged acoustic band).
	www.moravian.edu /news/releases/2000/017.htm (496 words)

	Music in Ghana ::::Music in Ghana Reviews - Bernard Woma
		He was born in the village of Hiineteng, located in Northwestern Ghana, near the border with Burkina Faso.
		Bernard soon became known for his musical abilities and was asked to play at funerals and weddings throughout the Upper West Region of Ghana.
		Bernard is teaching his son the traditional music of the Dagara people.
	www.musicinghana.com /migsite/home/bernard1.php (698 words)

	Scientific African - Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-07)
		A pilot project which aims at preserving and digitising an important collection of music from Ghana and Nigeria held at Basel, Switzerland.
		Donald Kachamba, born in Blantyre, in 1953, was considered one of the outstanding musician-composers of the middle generation in south-eastern Africa.
		Born in a musical family he has contributed enormously to the development of the kwela (flute-jive) tradition.
	www.scientific-african.org /archives (245 words)

	CD Baby: OBO ADDY: Okropong (Traditional Music of Ghana) - from evor
		As a prominent member of the first generation of African musicians to bring their traditional and popular music to Europe and America, this versatile magician of the drums embodies the past, present and future of Ghana's musical culture.
		An original and respected composer whose music reaches far beyond the boundaries of his land of birth, Addy has a twenty-year presence on the international performing arts scene and has become known for his ability to celebrate past traditions while expanding to embrace new ideas and foreign influences.
		His musical background is a combination of the rigorous standards of ritual music he learned from his father, a Wonche Priest, with the flashy international pop music he performed as a young professional with big bands in Accra, Ghana.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/oboaddy4/from/evor (485 words)

	Music in Ghana ::: Ofori Amponsah is best Ghanaian Musician of the Year 2005
		Music in Ghana ::: Ofori Amponsah is best Ghanaian Musician of the Year 2005
		Nana Kwaku Duah also known as TIC TAC is an extraordinary musician, born in one of the most powerful and ancient empires of the World -Ashanti, which is incumbently headed by one of the.....
		THE Poolside of the Coconut Groove Regency Hotel in Accra was a scene for laughter and groove when 21 young ladies and guys in their early twenties mounted the stage to entertain the audience.
	www.musicinghana.com (303 words)

	Macalester College African Music Ensemble: Sound Clips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-07)
		Adenkum is a musical style developed by the Akan women of Ghana.
		Waka is a musical type of the Ga of Ghana.
		The songs that are part of the music are sometimes used to exercise social control within the community.
	www.macalester.edu /music/people/sm/hear.html (70 words)

	NYU > Office of Public Affairs > NYU Hosts Conference On “Highlife Music” in Ghana
		The event is being held in collaboration with HERITAGE Development, Ghana’s National Commission on Culture, the National Theatre of Ghana, and the Musicians Union of Ghana.
		The event - which will be held at the National Theatre Ghana - will feature a two-day conference on November 26th and 27th on the impact and relevance of Ghanaian highlife music, and a concert on the evening of the 26th.
		This conference, the first on a style of popular music embraced by millions at one time, is an important step in according this music the recognition it deserves.
	www.nyu.edu /public.affairs/releases/detail/60 (466 words)

	Ghana Music.com
		Ghana Music.Com is a multi-media content service provider and the largest electronic source of information on the Ghanaian music scene.
		Ghana Music.Com is a website which serves as an international musical archive to Ghana, Africa and the world as a whole.
		Ghana Music.Com is owned by Net Shoppe, a Web Applications Company and operates from Accra, Ghana.
	www.ghanamusic.com /artman/gmc/article_11.shtml (294 words)

	YWAM School of Music & Worship - Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-07)
		My name is Nicholas Oddoye who is pioneering the School of Music And Worship in Ghana, YWAM with a vision of reaching out the rest of Africa and the world through Music and Worship.
		Greetings from Ghana, where I (Paul) have been teaching about "music and missions" to a group of African students (and one American) at a School of Worship run by Youth With A Mission.
		I had a vision - and it has been confirmed in numerous ways in recent days - of professionally recording the songs on a compilation CD and using the profits to keep the school afloat, this year and in future years.
	disciplethenations.org /GhanaSOWorship.html (749 words)

	Ghana Music Awards-Messages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-07)
		We at KORA- All Africa Music Awards are delighted to support the Ghana Music Awards.
		The Ghana Music Awards organized by Charterhouse Productions has in the very short period of five years become one of the most exciting and eagerly awaited events in our social calendar.
		I must say with all sincerity that it was not easy for the organizers to reach this great height in terms awards in Ghana history.
	www.ghanamusicawards.com /mesages.htm (179 words)

	Ghana : Music
		Ghana Soundz(2) - Guitarband highlife of ghana(1) - Highlife(1) - Master drummers of dagbon(2) - Telephone Lobi(1) -
		Bernard Woma, master xylophonist and drummer of the Ghana National Theatre performs West African xylophone music and dance.
		The youth in Ghana have developed their own indigenized form of hip-hop, known as hiplife, which blends familiar Western sounds with those of local traditional grooves.
	www.afromix.org /html/musique/pays/ghana/index.en.html (100 words)

	Ghana - Music
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		Their blend of music which could best be described as a fusion Of Rock and Ghanaian Highlife with a jazzy Horn Section and Wicked Killer Percussion throwing in Santana-like Guitar Riffs validates This" Criss-Cross Rythyms That explodes with Happiness".
		Osibisa's music is happy and fun and You wouldn't regret having this or any of their Cd's in your collection.
	www.africaguide.com /country/ghana/music.htm (825 words)

	Ghana on the Internet
		ACS has 750 office locations worldwide, including the one in Ghana which is "one of country's largest private employers with almost 1,300 people and plans to hire another 700." See May 29, 2003 press release.
		The conference, sponsored by the Ghana Computer Literacy and Distance Education Project, will focus on the use of information technology to enhance the economic, social, cultural, educational development of African countries.
		Begun by Ghanaians in the U.S. and Ghana to nurture the IT economy in Ghana.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/ghana.html (7551 words)

	African and World Music -- White Cliffs Media
		Xylophone Music From Ghana presents a beginner's guide to an engaging and enjoyable music from an African culture, discussing traditions, legends and performance practice for the traditional gyil xylophone.
		An easy numbering system, in addition to conventional music notation, lets beginners learn a series of simple pieces that lead to the starting point for traditional music.
		All royalties from his book and CD are paid to his surviving wife and children in Ghana.
	www.wcmedia.com /wcm/xylo.htm (237 words)

	Traditional West African Music: Ghana and Nigeria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-07)
		OB is a GA drummer from Ghana who has worked on a great disc here with many of the classics.
		Originally released in 1960...this album was one of the first "world music" albums recorded in the US and has influenced many musicians since that time.
		More great recordings by John Chernoff in Tamale, Ghana, of this culture's "talking-drum"...and no, that is not a buzz you hear in your speaker, it's the snare on the bottom of the Gon Gon drum.
	www.rhythmtraders.com /art/html/tradgn.html (1189 words)

	Ghana-Related Music, Dance And Cultural Resources
		Ghana Review International (GRi) is a publication that aims to provide up to the minute news and reviews about Ghana, Ghanaians and their interaction with the international communities.
		Such inquiry is rewarding, because goldweight forms often reflect Akan history and life, from religion and politics to social behavior and responsibilities of the individual.
		We are always adding material about the music and culture of the Ewe and other African ethnic groups, along with related graphics, sound, and videos that you can download.
	www.cnmat.berkeley.edu /~ladzekpo/GhanaBookmarksTx.html (167 words)

	Sheet Music publication - Dagari Music Of Ghana
		Taped live as it happened at the 1994 PASIC Convention in Atlanta, this tape is both entertaining and informative.
		Whether used as a tool to sharpen playing skills or simply enjoyed for the musical memories, it turns the excitement of the convention's clinics and concerts into a vital addition to today's musical library.
		Sheet music is supplied on a firm sale basis and is not returnable except in the case of error or damage.
	music.netstoreusa.com /pas/WBpas9405.shtml (238 words)

	World Music Ghana - Ghanaian Music
		Of all the musical giants to emerge from West Africa in the last twenty-five years, few have equaled the stature of the great Mustapha Tettey Addy, master GA drummer from Ghana.
		Addy was born in the traditional Ga area of Ghana in 1942 into a large family of famous drummers and dancers.
		Learning the gongs, Dongo, Blekete, Fanti Osode, and the famous talking drum, as well as other traditional Ga drums at a very early age, he has performed, toured and recorded throughout the world, exporting an appreciation of these wonderful rhythms to continually wider and more enthusiastic international audiences.
	www.almudo.com /Ghana-Music.htm (686 words)

	eBay - ghana music, CDs, Digital Music Downloads items on eBay.com
		The Rough Guide to the Music of Nigeria and Ghana, Vari
		Ghana Soundz: Afrobeat, Funk and Fusion in the 70's, Va
		Ewe Drumming from Ghana: The Soup Which Is Sweet Draw t
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=ghana+music&newu=1&krd=1 (514 words)

	Music from Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-07)
		The group is based at the International Centre for African Music and Dance, University of Ghana, Legon.
		Since then the group has enjoyed tremendous success performing all over Ghana, including command performances for visiting heads of state, for example on August 18, 1998 at a concert at the Banquet Hall of State House in Accra on the occasion of the State Visit of President Blaise Campaore of the Republic of Burkina Faso.
		In addition to being in residence at the International Centre for African Music and Dance, the group is often sought at local and international festivals.
	www.motherlandmusic.com /hewalesounds.htm (192 words)

	African Music on the Internet
		An introduction to African music in 100 CDs is a directory arranged by country, name of artists or groups, CD titles, artists (including compilations), style of music, instrument, language, type of music, and label.
		Their Music of Africa series is for those with a general interest in African music.
		Its MRI Press publishes the series, Intercultural Music, Chaka, an opera in two chants composed by Akin Euba, from an epic poem by Leopold Sedar Senghor, and the bulletin, Intercultural Musicology, edited by Cynthia Tse Kimberlin and Akin Euba.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/music.html (6821 words)

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