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Kplejoo

Ga · Ga / Ga-Dangme, Greater Accra (Tema, Nungua; Kpone) · Ceremony/festival

Variant spelling of Kpelejoo: the kple festival of ritual, music and dance of Nungua and Tema, studied by Nii-Dortey as a combined performance of music, dance, ritual and possession drama. Potočnik (2017) glosses Kpledzo as a maize planting and harvesting ceremony.

Drummers and priests take part in Kplejoo.

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