Kolouba Norbert

Traditional music is an umbrella term used in the mid–20th century by folklorists and ethnomusicologists to denote community-rooted, orally transmitted repertoires tied to social ritual, work, celebration, and storytelling.

Baoulé music is the traditional music of the Baoulé (Baule) people of central Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), an Akan-speaking group whose courtly and village arts are famous across West Africa. It is largely vocal and percussion-driven, performed for masquerade (especially the iconic Goli), funerals…