Sowah mensah drumming prodigy

The first five of Sowah's new step-by-step guides to learning, teaching, and performing African music are available now as book/instructional DVD packages! Along with the sheet music, the accompanying DVDs will provide a visual aid for learning the music.

The performances on the DVDs will serve as a valuable resource for those who study and teach this music at all levels of ability and experience.




Salabi Ye is a children's song of the Tabon Ga of Southern Ghana.

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It is sung to make children feel better, especially when they are cranky. The book describes the background and organization of the music and includes scores for each section and the full piece. The accompanying DVD also demonstrates all vocal and instrumental parts and contains performances of the piece.

$19.95 (2017)

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Adenkum is a group of songs and chants, accompanied by the singers themselves, using gourds as rhythm instruments.

The book describes the background and orga