This apatampa group is from the Eastern Region of Ghana. Apatampa is a recreational dance for women that is often performed for festivals, puberty rites, …
This track is a continuation of reel 75, track 11. Apatampa groups are mostly all-women's singing bands found throughout the Akan regions of Ghana. Women …
This Winneba Apatampa Group performed this song at a stage performance during a festival in Legon during 1974. Like other Akan musical forms typically associated …
Koetting recorded the Natunia Group in September 1974. His notes explain that the song, from a yongo performance, means the following: Asama no longer steals …
Most likely, this performance of the Ghana National Dance Ensemble took place when they were based--for practices, workshops, and performances--at the University of Ghana, Legon. …