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Jongo

Kasem · Kassena-Nankani / Upper East · Music / Dance

Jongo (Kasem jɔŋɔ) is a Kasena recreational genre of music and dance with drumming. It is performed at celebrations such as weddings, the funeral of an elder, and the end-of-harvest festival. The Kasem dictionary glosses jɔŋɔ as 'drumming; celebration dance accompanied by drumming'.

The drummers struck up jongo for the harvest celebration.

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