KETE ensemble of the Asante Kingdom.

We always strive to bring you the BEST in tourism, culture, traditional and life style videos from Ghana.

Today let’s educate ourselves about Asantehene Kete.

The kete ensembles are made up of: Kwadum (leading drum) played with two nkonta (curved sticks), petia played with two nkonta, apentema played with both hands, aburukua played with two straight sticks, petia played with two curved sticks, three different sizes of aburukua played with two straight sticks, two joined donno drums (ta means twins) played with a curved stick, Motorola, and Odawara.

HISTORY:

The Asante kingdom can boast of a lot of beautiful and energetic traditional dances like Adowa, fontomfrom, Dansuomu, Kete and a lot.

Just before he departed for the Gyaaman war in 1818, Asanthene Osei Bonsu Panin caused the kete drums to be performed for him while he danced all night with his wives, Asantehemaa, and members of the royal household. Until then, the kete drums had been kept in a room after Asantehene Osei Tutu defeated Tafohene (Ketekyire) and seized his set of kete drums. Before embarking on this war, King Osei Bonsu Panin’s spiritual advisors informed him that he would potentially defeat Adinkra but would not live beyond three years. They gave him the option of either staying home or going to war.

The king chose the war option and its potential consequences, so before his departure, Osei Bonsu (1800-1823) staged an all-night performance of Kete where he danced with the royal household until dawn.

Kete drums are symbolic of the king’s crises, therefore, the drums are covered with red and black cloth that depict crises, matters of grave consequences, and grief.

#otumfuo #manhyiapalace #culture #tradition #ghana #asante #akan #kete #ketedance #ketedrumming
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Subscribe here    / @detouristgh  

Like my Page on Facebook   / detouristgh  

Follow me on Instagram   / detouristgh  

Follow me on Twitter   / detouristgh1  

Follow me on Tiktok   / detouristgh  

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Kindly post in the comments box what you want to know or know about the Asante Culture.