@ Percussion Podcast

While in Ghana, Megan sat down with Jerome Balsab and Emmanuel Agbeli, two master musicians and directors of the Dagara Music Center and Dagbe Cultural Institute, respectively.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello1:32 Jerome’s history playing the gyil5:26 Bernard and Jerome’s history9:13 Bernard’s final weeks23:04 Saakumu Dance Troupe’s U.S. tours28:26 Wrap32:24 History of Dagbe Cultural Institute40:34 Godwin’s passing and legacy43:21 Description of the Dagbe grounds45:09 Agbeli family tree55:03 Sankofa Roots I, II, III59:21 Art and farming1:03:02 Wrap