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Asante: Warrior People and Fantastic Dancers

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Christy Buranaamon

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Asante: Warrior People and Fantastic Dancers

By Ama Ansah and Christy Buranaamorn

Concert Dance

Under Colonial Rule

Religion

  • 71% of Ghanians are Christian
  • 17% Muslim (mostly in the North of the country)
  • Most Asante are Christian now
  • Traditional religion rooted in the supernatural; witches, ghosts, spirits, monsters, etc.
  • Like with most West African religions, ancestors very important
  • Asante kingdom fought against British Rule for one hundred years before becoming part of the empire in 1896
  • Successful military campaign against the colonizers in 1874.
  • Rose against the British in 1901
  • leader was Nana Yaa Asantewaa, the queen mother of the town of Ejisu
  • exiled to Seychelles
  • Gained independence on March 6, 1957

Kente Cloth

  • Spider weaving its web
  • Visual representation of a person's status, history, personality, etc.
  • Worn at very important events like festivals or holidays
  • Over 300 different designs and a plethora of symbols

Festivals

  • Akwasidae Festival celebrated every six weeks to celebrate unity within the kingdom and honor ancestral ties.
  • Adae Kese Festival is an annual event held on the 9th Akwasidae of every year. Commemorates ancestors, much libation and consecration ensues.
  • Climax of festival when the Ashantehene is carried in on a palanquin and paid homage to through dancing and drumming

References

Kete Dance

More Images

YouTube links:

watch?v=p_ftrysaMHU (from class)

watch?v=_5OmakfXY_s

watch?v=N9uLcOCkLGw

watch?v=TdZk3DlZmbw

watch?v=Bmb5J61gYT0

/watch?v=lR7BcWF-c5c (Andante Symphony)

http://kente.midwesttradegroup.com/history.html

http://www.ghanaembassy.org/index.php?page=language-and-religion

http://www.africancraftsmarket.com/Ashanti_people.htm

http://www.modernghana.com/GhanaHome/ashanti/ashanti.asp?menu_id=6&menu_id2=67&s=a

http://vibeghana.com/ethnic-groups-of-ghana/

Kete is style of drumming, dance is performed to greet officials and royals

Basic Background of the Asante

  • Of the Akan ethnic group
  • Twi dialect
  • Largest subgroup of the Akan
  • Matriarchal/matrilineal society
  • Located in central region of Ghana
  • Political structure
  • King and Queen
  • Formed in early 1600's
  • Golden stool: whoever had the golden stool has the power over the tribe
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