Prempensua

Prempensua

The "prempensua" is a large lamellophone used in the music of Ghana, similar to the "marímbula" or rumba box. The word "prempensua" is in the Akan language, although similar instruments are played by other ethnolinguistic groups in Ghana.

External links

* [http://www.ghanaculture.gov.gh/index1.php?linkid=264&page=2&sectionid=508 "Prempensua" page]

Listening

* [http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/trackdetail.aspx?itemid=11090 "Prempensua" audio sample]


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