Valerie Dee Naranjo
Valerie Dee Naranjo (percussionist, vocalist, composer, clinician) known for her pioneering efforts in West African keyboard percussion music, is originally from Southern Colorado. She moved to New York City after completing studies in vocal and instrumental music education (University of Oklahoma) and Percussion Performance (Ithaca College). In 1988 her playing of the gyil's traditional repertoire in Ghana's Kobine Festival of Traditional Music led to the declaration of a chiefly decree in the Dagara nation that women be allowed to play the instrument for the first time. She ...
Songs
Mandela
Kakraba Lobi, Valerie Dee Naranjo, Barry Olsen
Ghana
Traditional
Djembé, Gyil, Stool
Building, Energetic, Party, Playful, Upbeat
Dagomba Music
Kakraba Lobi, Valerie Dee Naranjo, Barry Olsen
Ghana
Traditional
Kunga, Ion
Building, Driving, Upbeat
The Darkpe Song Cycle (I)
Kakraba Lobi, Valerie Dee Naranjo, Barry Olsen
Ghana
Traditional
Gyil, Ganga
Driving, Energetic, Upbeat
Bik Pibe Doye (That Orphan Is Suffering)
Kakraba Lobi, Valerie Dee Naranjo, Barry Olsen
Ghana
Traditional
Kakarama
Driving
Jon Plek Ple / Sa Yina Ekya da Kpulo
Kakraba Lobi, Valerie Dee Naranjo, Barry Olsen
Ghana
Traditional
Driving, Upbeat