Ewe drumming is a type of music played by the Ewe people of Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The Ewe people are well known for their skill in drumming across West Africa. The complex rhythms in Ewe drumming are similar to those found in Afro-Caribbean music and late jazz.
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The Kilindi dynasty (about 1730s to 1962), also called Mwene Kilindi in Shamabaa and Ufalme wa Kilindi in Swahili, was a royal family that ruled the Shambaa Kingdom in the Usambara Mountains of north-west Tanga Region for most of the 18th to 20th centuries. This area is now part of Lushoto District and Bumbuli District in modern-day Tanzania. The dynasty was started by King Mbegha, who moved to the Usambara Mountains in the early 18th century and brought the Shambaa people together.
Ewe drumming is the music made by groups of Ewe people from Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The Ewe people are famous for their drumming skills in West Africa. The complex cross rhythms and polyrhythms in Ewe drumming are similar to those in Afro-Caribbean music and late jazz.
Elena Kagan ( / ˈ k eɪ ɡ ə n / KAY -guhn ; born April 28, 1960) is an American lawyer who works as a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. She was chosen in 2010 by President Barack Obama and is the fourth woman to serve on the Court. Kagan was born and grew up in New York City.
A griot (pronounced /ˈɡriːoʊ/; French: [ɡʁi.o]; Manding: jali or jeli; also spelled Djali; Serer: paar or kevel or kewel/okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician. Griots are skilled at sharing stories and history through spoken words, a tradition in many African cultures. Instead of writing history books, oral historians share stories they have memorized.
The ngoni (also spelled ngɔni, n’goni, or nkoni) is a traditional string instrument from West Africa. It has a body made of wood or a calabash, with dried animal skin, often from a goat, stretched over it. The ngoni can play fast melodies and is closely related to the akonting and the xalam.
A Simbi (also spelled Cymbee and Sim’bi, plural: Bisimbi or Basimbi) is a guardian spirit of water and nature in the traditional religion of the Bakongo people of Central Africa. It is also honored in spiritual traditions of African descendants in other parts of the world, such as Hoodoo in the southern United States and Palo in Cuba. Simbi have been historically linked to water people, mermaids, pottery, snakes, gourds, and fire.
The bolon, also called M’Bolon, is a traditional harp played in Mali and Guinea. It was often used in hunting ceremonies or before battles to encourage bravery. The Jola people in Gambia used it to go along with group singing by men.
Jell-O (written in all capital letters) is an American brand that makes a variety of powdered gelatin desserts, such as fruit-flavored gels and jellies, pudding, and no-bake cream pie mixes. The original gelatin dessert, commonly called jello, is the most well-known product of the brand. “Jell-O” is a registered trademark owned by Kraft Heinz, and the company is based in Chicago, Illinois.