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Music 80Q: Survey of African Music

Tribal Groups

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26. Ashanti - Guinea Coast, Ghana. Instruments include: Kpanlogo drum (Asafo), Kyinsin drum. The Atumpan, talking drums played with two bent sticks, usually the master drums of an Adoa drum ensemble.

27. Fanti - Guinea Coast. Istruments include Dongo, Blekete, and the Fanti Osode.

28. Dahomeans - Guinea Coast, Benin. Used instruments: Bafoko, a calabash drum with goatskin, Bai clappers, and a large bass drum called an agboba.

29. Ewe - Guinea Coast, Ghana. Musical leadership from Female (vudadawo) and Male (vumegawo) community members. Performance hierarchy of composer (besino), lead drummer (azaguno), and supporting song leaders (haxiawo). Instruments include a beaded gourd shaker called a Axatse.

30. Ga - Guinea Coast, Ghana. Instruments: Talking drums and clapperless bells. Females learn music from Matrikinswomen, and males learn from Patrikinsmen.

31. Yoruba - Saharan zone, Southwestern Nigeria. Instruments include: Bata drum (Kekeli), shakers called Agbe or Agüe. Yoruba peoples also use a drum called an Ashiko made with strips of wood placed next to each other and skinned with goat, antelope, or rarely cow skin.

32. Bini - Guinea Coast, Benin. Instruments include: The Aso, a wooden xylophone, also called a Doso.

33. Ibo - Guinea Coast, Nigeria. Instruments include: Ekwe, a two tone log drum, played with either a plain wooden stick, or a rubber-tipped beater.

34. Mende - Guinea Coast, Sierre Leone.

35. Yako - Guinea Coast, Nigeria.

36. Gbari - Guinea Coast, Nigeria. Instruments include: Dundun, a type of talking drum.

4. Tuareg- Western Niger, Nigeria. The Sahara. They are related to the
berbers, and can be fond throughout northern and west Africa also.
5. ?
6.Kanuri- Bornu Province in Northeastern Nigeria.
7. Baggara- Sudan and Chad
8.Senegalese- Senegal
9. Bambara- a large group of people (4 million) found in mostly Mali, but
also in Northern Cote D'iviore, Guinea, Senegal and the Gambia.
10. Dogon- Southeastern Mali and Burkina Faso
11. Malinke/ Mandingo-Mostly from Mali, but found throughout west Africa.
12. Songhai- Central Mali
13. Dagaba-?
14. Wolof- Coastal Senegal

48.Lugbara: Zaire, Uganda

49.Azande(Zande): Congo(Zaire)

50.Batatela: Democratic Republic of Congo

51.Pygmy tribes: -Twa: Rwanda -Mbuti: Zaire, Democratic Republic of Congo

52.Bushongo(Songo): Gabon

53.Lunda(Balunda): Zaire, Zambia, Angola

54.Ovimbundu: Angola Herero: Nambia

55.Ovambo(Ambo): Angola Bushmen:

56.Khoisan, Nambia, Botswana

Lozi (Barotse) - western Zambia

Ba-Ila - southern Zambia

Tonga - an Island in the Pacific.(also a southern african tribe - south africa and Lesotho- Peter)

Venda - South Africa

Thonga - Mozambique

Shona - Zimbabwe

Xosa - South Africa

Zulu - South Africa

Tswana - Botswana, South Africa

Lovedu - South Africa

81. wanyamwezi, Tanzania

82. Gusii, Kenya

83. Sukuma, Tanzania

84. Wandorobo, Kenya

85. Watussi, Rwanda

86. Bahanda, Uganda

87. Nyoro, Uganda

88. Haya, Tanzania

89. Nandi, Kenya

90. Suk, Kenya

91. Alur, Uganda

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Living Encyclopedia of Global African Music
Received 05/28/2003
Posted 05/29/2003