Ghanaian Musical Archive

$58.9K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Ghana
Start Date	Dec 25, 2005
End Date	May 14, 2007
Duration	505 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77101-48`

Grant Description

To enable the establishment of an archive of Ghanaian traditional music and dance rituals of the Ewe people. They are a minority group in the Volta region in southeastern Ghana, with ancestral ties to Togo. The project includes research, recordings, translating lyrics and creating a website for cataloguing.