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Husago

Ewe · Anlo Ewe / Volta Region, Ghana · Music/Dance

An Anlo-Ewe dance-drumming associated with the Yeve cult. C. K. Ladzekpo states that it was 'originally performed in memory of deceased priests and priestesses of Yeve, a divinity of thunder'. His ensemble adapted it as a lament for fallen freedom fighters.

Husago was performed at the memorial rites of a deceased Yeve priest.

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