GHANA - From the rich gold mines that earned Ghana the nickname "Gold Coast," the Ashanti people once built an empire so wealthy that gold became both currency and power.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Gold artefacts on loan from UK at Ashanti museum in Kumasi, Ghana. [XN Iraki] Remember the ...

Asante Court Music and Verbal Arts in Ghana is a comprehensive portrait of Asante court musical arts. Weaving together historical narratives with analyses of texts performed on drums, ivory trumpets ...

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-264). The capital's architecture and the construction of status; -- The role of river gods in state religion; -- The golden stool: seating a sacred king; -- ...

Remember the splendour of the West African kingdoms from Songhai to Mali and Ghana? Do you remember the Ashanti kingdom and the Golden Stool? The harmattan winds? Growing cocoa and mining gold in ...