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Kanbile: Solo and Ensemble Xylophone Music of Ghana
SK Kakraba Lobi
Item #:
PP-CD2
Price:
$18.00
This CD features 12 tracks of original and traditional music for Ghanaian
xylophone, known as the "Gyil", in solo and ensemble settings. This CD
represents
SK Kakraba Lobi's explorations of blues, rock and jazz music, as well as the
relationship between traditional West African music and these styles. In addition
to
performing on solo Gyil he collaborates with a variety of musicians playing the
atenteben (a traditional end-blown flute), and Ghanaian drums, bells
and
shakers.The traditional
Ghanaian xylophone used in these recordings is a fourteen-barred
instrument suspended over gourds with a characteristic buzzing tone created by
stretching thin membranes over the hole in each gourd. This style of instrument
was the predecessor to both the modern-day vibraphone and marimba, and
served
as the inspiration for the xylophones used in the Orff-Schulwerk approach to
music
education.
SK Kakraba Lobi was born in Saru in northwestern Ghana and is the son of
renowned xylophone master Kakraba Lobi. After receiving a traditional music
education he traveled to Accra where he has taught at The International Center
for
African Music and Dance and worked with the group Hewale Sounds to preserve
Ghanaian xylophone music as both a traditional and contemporary art form.
CD, 71 minutes.Contents include:Kanbile -
The world is always changing and surprising us with new things.
Wanyema - With this song the Gyil player is telling that he is the one
performing here. He invites the people to come and listen and assures them
that they will like it.
Lobi - The music represents the Lobi tribe in
Northern Ghana.
Nangyibe - The song tells the story of someone
who brought shame to the community, and the community responds by holding
her responsible for her actions.
Lobaa - This piece tells a story
about a rich person in a Lobi community. Now that he has made a lot of money,
he doesn't respect anyone else, does things which do not please the people and
won't listen to any advise.
Take Five - Paul Desmond's classic
song made famous by Dave Brubeck and given an African treatment here with
the Gyil and atenteben.
Sisaalaa - This piece represents the
Sisaalaa people of northwestern Ghana.
Darifu - The first funeral
song played for a grown or elderly man who has been to war or a brave fighter
after certain rituals are performed.
Gandayina - A praise song to
a respected person who dies and whose departure is very painful to the family
and people. They mourn him, saying, "A great person is going."
Anufaa
Dey Naa Wubie - When a child behaves badly, it reflects on the parents and
shows that they did not train him or her well. In this case, people complain
everyday and insult the parents. The parents reply, "It is our child and if you call
us bad, we still love and welcome our bad child home."
Benekponbile - Music to reactivate the dancers at the end of a
performance.
Pirifu - A first warming up song for the Gyil player
at a funeral.
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