{"product_id":"9-5","title":"Ewe – Songs Of Death From The Slave Coast","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel:    Folkways Records – FE 4259\u003cbr\u003eSeries:    Ethnic Folkways Library\u003cbr\u003eFormat:     Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eCountry:    US\u003cbr\u003eReleased:    1982\u003cbr\u003eGenre:    Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003cbr\u003eStyle:    Field Recording\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery intense Folkways publication from Western Africa.  (NM\/VG+)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1982 release is the second in a two-part series exploring the music of the mainland Ewe people of southeastern Ghana and southern Togo, an area known as the Slave Coast. This volume contains songs that deal with an ever-present reality in all cultures, death. While the Ewe bush music on the first volume relies heavily on various percussion instruments, songs of death tend to be dominated by vocal performances laced with sorrow, love, and hope. Males and females have strict roles when it comes to music performed at burials, funerals, and throughout the mourning process. Liner notes include breakdowns of these roles and explanations regarding the arrangement of the songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA1        Gogodzi—Mourning Song\u003cbr\u003eA2        Gogodzi—Mourning Song\u003cbr\u003eA3        Aivihe—Plain Mourning Songs\u003cbr\u003eB1        Gabada—Funeral Music\u003cbr\u003eB2        Yazo—Funeral Music\u003cbr\u003eB3        Yazo—Funeral Music\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"386\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IpJo1FRsdps\" title=\"Gogodzi-Mourning Song\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Night Flight Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57900288147838,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/7755\/6791\/files\/IMG_9666_c9b3f750-b6c4-47de-968a-f59db250ff79.jpg?v=1787565795","url":"https:\/\/allnightflightrecords.com\/products\/9-5","provider":"All Night Flight Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}