Article by Signe Pedersen
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Ghanaian Music CultureIn Ghana, “culture” is a term used to describe traditional drumming, dance and song performed by “culture groups”. Ghana Culture Groups were first formed during the steady urbanisation that occurred in Ghana during the second half of the 20th Century. Ghana had gained independence from the British in 1957 and, in the decades that followed, wished to re-embrace its culture and traditions.
highlife pop music of 1960s-1970s combining folk with modern electric instruments. Gospel music modern religious music, pop and often reggae influenced hiplife music of the current western-influenced generation, fusing hip hop with African pop music. In many ways, Ghanaian music continues to function as a means of creating, defining, and maintaining social identifications. |