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Festivals in Ghana are celebrated for many reasons pertaining to a particular tribe or culture, usually having backgrounds relating to an occurrence in the history of that culture. Examples of such occurrences have been hunger, migration, purification of either gods or stools, etc.
There are many styles of traditional and modern music of Ghana, due to Ghana's worldwide geographic position on the African continent. [1] [2] [3] The best known modern genre originating in Ghana is Highlife. [4] For many years, Highlife was the preferred music genre until the introduction of Hiplife and many others. [5] [6]
Fetu Afahye is an annual festival celebrated by the people and chiefs of the Cape Coast Traditional Area in the Central Region of Ghana. Once upon a time there had been a plague in Cape Coast, as history has it. This was devastating and, as such, demanded that the people of Cape Coast call for an intervention from their gods.
The celebration was brought into Ghana by the Ewe people of Ghana when they migrated from Notse in the Republic of Togo, where it is still celebrated. [3] In 2004, Togbe Aƒede XIV brought back the celebration of the Yam Festival which had been abandoned for over a decade. With the goal of educating and entertaining both Ghanaians and visitors ...
Teshie Homowo Festival Ban on Singing & Drumming Ritual Ceremony. Homowo festival rituals. Nungua Homowo Festival Painting. Homowo is a festival celebrated by the Ga people of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. [1] The festival starts at the end of April into May with the planting of crops (mainly millet) before the rainy season starts.
The festival lasts for four weeks, but for the first three weeks most activity, particularly drumming and dancing only takes place at night and on the outskirts of the towns at a place known as Siedu or Sienu. The festivals occur separately in each town that make up the Ahanta and Nzema paramountcy. The towns each schedule independently on ...
Ohum Festival is a traditional festival celebrated by Akuapem and Akyem in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4]The festival is celebrated on a Tuesday/Wednesdays in September or October depending on the month Ohumkan festival was celebrated by the Akyems and on a Sunday in December or January for the people of Akuapem.
Pages in category "Music festivals in Ghana" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...