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    The Akan Drum is a drum that was made in West Africa and was later found in the Colony of Virginia in North America. It is now one of the oldest African-American...
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    (Asante Twi: Asanteman), today commonly called the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It...
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    Aburukuwa (category African drums)
    the Abrukwa) is an open drum of the Akan people and the Asante people of Ghana. It is a high-pitched talking drum used by the Akan people, bottle-shaped...
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    and its wood is used for drums or other carpentry. Cordia africana has been used in the manufacture of drums. The Akan Drum which is now in the British...
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    instruments such as the talking drum ensembles, Akan Drum, goje fiddle and koloko lute, court music, including the Akan Seperewa, the Akan atumpan, the Ga kpanlogo...
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    Brong and the Abron, are an Akan people of West Africa. Bonos are normally tagged Akan piesie or Akandifo of which Akan is a derivative name. Bono is...
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    Meyerowitz, Eva Lewin-Richter (1958). The Akan of Ghana: Their Ancient Beliefs. Faber & Faber. "The talking drums of the Yoruba | African Music: Journal...
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    178. ISBN 0-313-01132-X. OCLC 52734130. Kpanlogo drum rhythms Kpanlogo @ Akan Festival 2016 - Tufts University Kpanlogo Kpanlogo African Drumming Dance...
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    Africa, Oceania and Americas Akan Drum Aubin Codex Benin Bronzes Briggs Enigma Bronze Head from Ife Codex Kingsborough Double-headed serpent Hoa Hakananai'a...
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    goldwork and regalia from Ghana including the Bowdich collection, the rare Akan Drum from the same region in west Africa, pair of door panels and lintel from...
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