Kpanlogo (drum)

Kpanlogo (pronounced "PAHN-loh-goh"),

traditionally named Tswreshi or Treshi is a
type of barrel drum that is associated with
Kpanlogo music, and is usually played with
two hands. The drum originates from the
Ga people of the Greater Accra Region in
Ghana, West Africa.

Kpanlogo is the name of a rhythm played

on the tswreshi. The rhythm was
composed around the 1950’s in the wake
of Ghana’s
Kpanlogo
independence, and
became popular. It
is known as Ghana’s
signature rhythm.
Because of the
popularity of the Other Tswreshi

rhythm, the tswreshi names

became widely Classification Memb

known as the Related instruments

kpanlogo drum. Ashiko, Djembe, Ewe
Drums nono
Kpanlogo are
traditionally played
by an ensemble of drummers, often in sets
of six kpanlogo drums of varied size.
Djembe, Dunun, and Gankogui usually
accompany the kpanlogo.[1]

References
1. Salm, Steven J. (2002). Culture and
customs of Ghana (https://www.worldcat.o
rg/oclc/52734130) . Toyin Falola.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press.
pp. 173, 178. ISBN 0-313-01132-X.
OCLC 52734130 (https://www.worldcat.or
g/oclc/52734130) .

External links
Kpanlogo drum rhythms (https://www.yo
utube.com/watch?v=klYQJ_jNoDs)
 Kpanlogo @ Akan Festival 2016 - Tufts
University (https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=4209nxC6eww)
Kpanlogo (https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=a61D7L1gXmk)
Kpanlogo African Drumming Dance (http
s://thisworldmusic.com/kpanlogo-africa
n-drumming-dance-ghana/)

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