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"Shosholoza" is a traditional miner's song, originally sung by groups of men from the Ndebele ethnic group that travelled by steam train from their homes in Zimbabwe (formerly known as Rhodesia) to work in South Africa's diamond and gold mines.
Lake Volta (French: Lac Volta), the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area of 8,502 square kilometres (3,283 sq mi). [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Songs about Africa" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Africa (Toto song)
The construction of the Akosombo Dam resulted in the flooding of part of the Volta River Basin and its upstream fields, and in the creation of Lake Volta which covers 3.6% of Ghana's total land area. [2] Lake Volta was formed between 1962 and 1966 and necessitated the relocation of about 80,000 people, who represented 1% of the population. [14]
The Volta River has been dammed at Akosombo for generating hydroelectricity. The reservoir named Lake Volta stretches from Akosombo Dam in the south to the northern part of the country, and is the largest man-made reservoir by area in the world. [4] The country of Burkina Faso was formerly called Upper Volta, after the river. Ada, Volta River
Agbadza is an Ewe music and dance that evolved from the times of war into a very popular recreational dance. [1] It came from a very old war dance called Atrikpui and usually performed by the Ewe people of the Volta Region of Ghana, particularly during the Hogbetsotso Festival, a celebration by the Anlo Ewe people.
The Black Volta or Mouhoun (French: Volta noire) [1] is a river that flows through Burkina Faso for approximately 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta. [2] It is one of the three main parts of the Volta, with the White Volta and the Red Volta. [3]
The ethnomusicologist David Locke states: "Cross-rhythm pervades Ewe drumming."[2] In fact, the overall rhythmic structure is generated through cross-rhythm. [3]Cross-rhythm was first identified as the basis of sub-Saharan rhythm in the early writings of A.M. Jones, and was later explained in great detail in lectures by the Ewe master drummer and scholar C.K. Ladzekpo, and in the writings of ...