MUS 185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Music Of Africa, Enculturation, Asteroid Family
21 Oct 2016
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Agbekor: ewe dance-drumming: the ewe culture. Dance-drumming = percussion music that accompanies traditional dance movement. Often, a close relationship between drumming rhythms and dance movements. Among the ewe, dance-drumming repertoire is performed and perpetuated by. Professional, state sponsored troupes: teaching and learning. Often, african music is learned through enculturation. Slow learning through absorption; no formal teaching. The ewe are no longer at war with anyone, so agbekor is performed purely on social occasions. A performance of agbekor could last 2-3 hours: the agbekor percussion ensemble. For agbekor, the double bell (gangkogui) is the timekeeper. No variation: emphasis of the timekeeper. Two instruments: a rattle (axatse), and a small drum (kagan) Together with the bell, these instuments provide a groove: supporting drums. But the(cid:455) (cid:373)a(cid:455) also ha(cid:448)e (cid:448)ariatio(cid:374)s, or e(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:862)dialogue(cid:863) (cid:449)ith the lead: lead drum drum. The lead dru(cid:373)(cid:373)er (cid:862)dire(cid:272)ts(cid:863) the performance through aural cues. Lead drummers need to know all drumming parts, plus the dance movements.
