Songs of War and Death from the Slave Coast: Songs of War

This 1982 release is the first in a two-part series exploring the music of the mainland Ewe people of southeastern Ghana and southern Togo, an area known as the Slave Coast. There are no prerequisites to being a musician in egalitarian Ewe society; if the desire and ability are present, anyone can become a musician. All Ewe music is comprised of drumming and singing, and this first record includes war songs, hunting songs, and songs that praise various religious deities.




Track Listing

101	Asafovhu-War Drumming	Ewe male drummers, singers	07:23
102	Asafovhu-War Drumming	Ewe male drummers, singers	04:43
103	Adevhu-Hunters' Drumming	Ewe male drummers, singers	02:15
201	Adevhu-Hunters' Drumming	Ewe male drummers, singers	02:58
202	Irovhu-Drumming to the Gods	Ewe male drummers, singers	08:09
203	Irovhu-Drumming to the Gods	Ewe male drummers, singers	03:13