Rhythm, Songs & Legends from BENIN
with Eric Acakpo
In Benin tradition, dance, music and voice are inextricably linked and in continuous dialogue. Mirroring each other they come together in a single language that is in continuous metamorphosis.
During this workshop we will discover the sophisticated polyrhythm of some traditional rhythms of Fon and Yoruba origin, (Agbadjià – Gogbahoun, Sakpata – Kosso ), their origin and the fundamental architecture on which they are built. We will analyze the relationship between the main rhythms and we will start to recognize the voice of the soloist drum.
We will learn and sing together some songs and we will listen to some traditional stories from the FA
* “The Fa”, a cultural archive of Indo-European, middle eastern, and African influences, is a compendium of fables, legends, metaphors and symbolic references, as well as a divination or scrying method. A critical key to understanding the mores and world views of many modern African cultures, “The Fa” links story, song and sophisticated moral instruction to a mathematical structure that stimulates memory and provokes reflection and self discovery. With a life-long, passionate dedication to the study and practice of this system, Eric Acakpo is a humorous, methodical, patient and competent master of “The Fa”.
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Dates and times
Sat 30 + Sun 31 August 2025 from 14h to 17h
Registration
Full price: 110€ / Early bird: 95€ (if you register before 15th Aug)
Reductions*: 70 € / Kulturpass**: 30€
More Info on
https://vedanza.org
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