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Ghana Seperewa Highlife

Ages 18+ Only
at The Dock
415 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850
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Ghana Seperewa Highlife Osei John is one of the very last remaining seperewa musicians in Ghana. The seperewa is an Akan harp, a forgotten cousin of the Sahel's kora or ngoni. For centuries it was the melodic backbone to Ashanti and more generally Akan music, one of the key ingredients of highlife, but in the 20th century it was practically wiped out of Ghana by guitars coming from the coast. He will be joined buy Colter Harper (Rusted Root) on guitar and percussion, and Lucas Ashby (Big Mean Sound Machine) on Percussion and Cello.

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