Month: June 2010
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Memorial Day Weekend in Northern California: Carnaval 2010 and Mosswood Park, Oakland!
Memorial Day weekend was beautiful and truly “memorial” with Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco and also the well attended and amazing West African, Afro Cuban, Ewe (Ghana) and Brasilian (Brazilian) drum and dance party in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California! [smooth=id:42;] Read More »
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CK Ladzepko Ghanain (Ewe) drum master performs in Mosswood Park, Oakland California part 1
Ewe drumming Ewe drumming is very diverse and is played in many slightly different ways here and in West Africa as well. The example here is played by Ewe master drummer CK Ladzepko from Ghana. An Ewe musician from Togo may play a piece or instrument slightly differently from the way an Ewe from… Read More »