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Kpashimo

Ga · Ga, La (Labadi) and Teshie · Music/dance

Songs, music and dance performed during Homowo. Bonku (2003) describes kpashimo songs as an occasion when the community may openly voice grievances about the past year, arguing that beneath a seemingly obscene surface they carry social messages. Marley (2019) treats kpa shimo as the music and dance of La (and Teshie) and a medium of social protest.

During Homowo, singers used kpashimo songs to criticise wrongdoing in the town.

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