History of Gbaŋmbԑ [Gbangmbe] Katoo, Sanwa

Oral history of Gbaŋmbԑ [Gbangmbe] Katoo (house), Sanwa, describes how the family came to live in the Banda area and their role in providing xylophone (Balo) music at the funeral of the paramount chief. The history lists former male and female heads of household. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo, Samwa [Sanwa]. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 10. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.

Creator

• Anane, James
• Stahl, Ann B.

Contributors

• Nyua Kwadwo
• Amma Bio

Subject

• Wars
• Oral history
• Music
• Funeral customs and rites
• Xylophone
• Nafana (African people)
• Balo
• Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana)

Publisher

• University of Victoria Libraries

Language

• English

Keyword

• Migration
• Family history
• Funeral of chief
• Kakala
• Bui
• Gbaŋmbԑ [Gbangmbe] Katoo

Date created

• 1986-08-06

Relation

•  http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/ad29491b-b5e6-41c9-b829-696a2bf020ce
•  http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/a789838e-17a9-4bd2-8787-a6c15124e326

Rights statement

• Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Geographic coverage

• Sanwa

Coordinates

• 8.142199, -2.372039

Provider

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Genre

• Text

Date digitized

• 2016-08-21

Year

• 1986

Permalink

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