Prempensua
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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.
Music of Ghana
Ghana has many styles of traditional and modern music, due to its multiplicity of ethnic groups and its cosmopolitan geographic position in West Africa. The best known modern genre that originated in Ghana is Highlife.-Traditional music:...
, similar to the marímbula
Marímbula
A marímbula is a folk musical instrument of the Caribbean Islands . The marímbula is usually classified as part of the lamellophone family of musical instruments. With its roots in African instruments, marimbula originated in the province of Oriente, Cuba in the 19th century...
or rumba box. The word prempensua is in the Akan language
Akan language
Akan, also known as Twi and Fante, is an Akan language that is the principal native language of Ghana, spoken over much of the southern half of that country, by about 52% of the population, and to a lesser extent across the border in eastern Côte d'Ivoire...
, although similar instruments are played by other ethnolinguistic groups in Ghana.