Akan drums are used in the Ashanti, Fante and Akyim/Akim Tribes of Central and Southern Ghana. The different families of drums are named after their dances. Adowa and Fontomfrom share mostly the same drums as do Asaadua and Sikyi. In West Africa; drums are not normally played on their own, but as part of an ensemble or a grroup, with particul... more

Ghanaian Musical Instruments can be said to emanate from the various tribal groupings in Ghana. Every tribe in Ghana from North to South, East to West can boast of a peculiar instrument to their name. Today, i will begin with the various popular drums emanting from the Ewe tribe of Ghana. The Ewe tribe are from South East Ghana. (Volta Regio... more