kpanlogo dance

E182945

The kpanlogo dance is a vibrant, youth-originated Ghanaian dance and drumming tradition of the Ga people, known for its energetic movements, polyrhythmic percussion, and role in social celebrations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
kpanlogo 1
kpanlogo dance canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ghanaian dance ⓘ
cultural practice ⓘ
music and dance genre ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
associatedWith courtship ⓘ
festivals ⓘ
social celebrations ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
youth culture ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ghana ⓘ
culturalRole community entertainment ⓘ
expression of Ga identity ⓘ
social bonding ⓘ
developedBy Ga youth ⓘ
developedInPeriod 1960s ⓘ
ethnicGroupOfOrigin Ga people ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling panlogo ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Greater Accra Region ⓘ
hasDrumPattern standard kpanlogo rhythm ⓘ
hasElement dance ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
song ⓘ
hasLanguageContext Ga language ⓘ
hasMovementStyle energetic movements ⓘ
expressive arm gestures ⓘ
grounded footwork ⓘ
hip and torso isolation ⓘ
hasPerformanceAspect audience participation ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ
hasRhythmicFeature polyrhythm ⓘ
syncopation ⓘ
influencedBy highlife music ⓘ
influences contemporary Ghanaian dance ⓘ
isTaughtIn African dance workshops worldwide ⓘ
Ghanaian schools ⓘ
performedBy community groups ⓘ
dance ensembles ⓘ
school cultural troupes ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
requires call-and-response singing ⓘ
coordinated group choreography ⓘ
typicalSetting community gatherings ⓘ
outdoor performance ⓘ
stage performances ⓘ
usesInstrument bell ⓘ
conga-like hand drum ⓘ
kpanlogo drum ⓘ
shaker ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ga people → culturalPractice → kpanlogo dance ⓘ
Ga Traditional Area → hasCulturalMusic → kpanlogo ⓘ
linked to: kpanlogo dance