Togo

Togo joins Ewe, Kabye and Tem cultures, known for weaving, Vodun ritual and the Evala wrestling festival.

Games & sport Textile & dress Spirituality & rites Crafts Music & dance

Knowledge in this place

Evala wrestling

Evala wrestling

Kabye youths fight in the Evala festival as a rite of passage into adulthood.

Ewe kente weaving

Ewe kente weaving

Ewe weavers strip-weave figured cloth depicting proverbs and daily motifs.

Textile & dress

Vodun ritual

Vodun ritual

Vodun shrines and dances honour deities through drumming and possession trance.

Spirituality & rites

Sodabi palm distilling

Sodabi palm distilling

Distillers ferment and still palm sap into sodabi spirit for rites and trade.

Ewe drumming

Ewe drumming

Ewe ensembles layer bell, rattle and drums in interlocking polyrhythms for dance.