Kinka: Traditional Songs from Avenorpedo is an audio recording produced in Ghana in 2007, initially released as a cassette tape for the Ghanaian market (2007), and now available as a richly annotated CD for the North American market (2010). Both feature the same recordings of traditional Ewe music from Ghana's Volta Region, especially Kinka songs of the celebrated Ewe composer Kwasi Norvor Afornorfe. The first cassette printing (1000 copies) sold out and a new one is in progress. The CD version also include
This recording is part of a Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology music/development initiative called Music for Global Human Development , and in particular its subproject Music for Cultural Continuity and Civil Society . By supporting traditional, participatory Ewe music in mediated form, we hope to help ensure its continuing relevance in Ghanaian society, whose airwaves presently fill with hiphop and hiplife, consumer musics exhibiting a strongly western character. Recording Kinka and making it available
CDs are $15 each plus postage. All income goes to benefit local Ghanaian music and musicians. Discounts are available for ordering more than one. If you’re interested in using this CD for teaching, please write me at the address below for bulk rates.