Part 6: Kumasi & the Asante People

Part 6 of a photo journey, traveling through Ghana, including Kumasi, home of the Asante (Ashante, Ashanti) People, the Kumasi Market, largest in West Africa, a festive Ashanti Funeral, the Akwasidae Ceremony, a meeting of Asante nobles with their King, the Asantehene.

 

Part 6 of a photo journey, traveling through Ghana, including: Kumasi, home of the Asante (Ashante, Ashanti) People; the Kumasi Market, largest in West Africa; a festive Ashanti Funeral; the Akwasidae Ceremony, a meeting of Asante nobles with their King, the Asantehene. • Flipbook video of a tour through Ghana, Togo, and Benin. Six segments. 39 minutes total. 8400 photos. Just like being there, but not as dusty! Relax and take a ride! • The traditional music was recorded for this video by ethnomusicologists, Batholomew Komoah and Yaw Amponsah in Seattle. It is generally correct for the region which is shown. • Photography by Alida Latham ikat.net • Edited by Aaron Bourget • Please do not use or reproduce this material in any way without express permission of Alida Latham ©2009