Togo is located in West Africa, bordering Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin and the Gulf of Guinea.
Togolese Music and Dance
Togo has more than two hundred different traditional and folk dances. Some of these include:
Kpehouhuon – a warlike dance of rich colors and great artistic quality, much appreciated by the public.
Jokoto – a royal dance of the south.
Jogbo and Gbekon – two royal dances of the south of Togo with extraordinary costumes, rich colors and extremely original and very varied figures.
Adewu – dance of the hunters.
Atsina – warlike dance and Voodoo whose variety and beauty are extremely emotional.
Masseh – dance mimes of the scenes of hearth.
Sakpate – dance voodoo of the West Coast of Africa.
Kaka – picturesque dance of the coastal areas, carried out with pieces of bamboo.
Tchebe – stilt dance
[Source – Compagnie Solim]
Togolese Musicians:
Compagnie Solim
King Mensah
Kodjo Senyo
