Ékpè gathering in Ogomoko, Eyumojock Sub Division, Manyu Division South West Cameroon

January 2011. Seseku Solomon Egbe chants Ékpè along with others in the home of Seseku Ojong Orock (b. 1948) in his village, Ogomoko, Eyumojock Sub-Division, Manyu Division. The gathered Ékpè members sing songs a cappella, and then the percussion starts, as members move in procession. Note that an elder woman also joins the dance circle of men. Seseku Orock speaks to the gathering and introduces Seseku Egbe as a visitor. Seseku Egbe presents Orock as the leader of the Ékpè group in the USA. Ogomoko community is neighbor to Kembong, subject of this important book: Hans-Joachim Koloss, Traditional Institutions in Kembong (Cameroon). Trans. Emily Schalk
Baessler-Archiv, Beiträge zur Ethnologie, New Series, Vol. 11. Berlin: Ethnologisches Museum, 2008.

[@stephanagbor3408]

this is my village🤩

[@alfredoben2790]

This my village nor Sabi no di hide oOoOO❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ just listen the drums

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Especially the singing

[@Baddamozie]

Good to see your posting again Dr. Miller. I've been off the internet for quite some time, 😃 but I'm glad to be back to see another heartwarming video about our cherished Ekpe tradition. It's really amazing to hear the music played by people in different religions of the Africa, but containing the same rhythmic pattern and accent. That same thread is present in the Abakwa traditions of Cuba. Thank you so much for sharing this. Well appreciated.

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and Ghana!

[@yovaniwynter2276]

you are the first of that religion in my country cuba

[@yovaniwynter2276]

I'm from Cuba

[@benedictegbe4391]

Ogomoko Ndahchu

[@yovaniwynter2276]

Ustedes son lo Primero de esta región de mi país cuba

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Oyo