Waters-Ghana Grooves (SP)-P

Ghana Grooves by Sarah Williams is the second djembe ensemble following the successful Djembe quintet Piece for Ghana. In Ghana Grooves Sarah writes for traditional African drums and offers suggestions on western substitutions. The piece is based on three dances of the Ghana Dance Ensemble.

Number of players: 6
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation

Player 1: Bell
Player 2: Shekere (or shakers)
Player 3: Kagan (or high conga)
Player 4: Kagan, kidi (or bongos or 2 congas)
Player 5: Kpanlogo (or Djembe)
Player 6: Sogo (or conga or floor tom)