*Lecturer, Department of Music Education, University of Education, Legon
**Department of Music, School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Legon
Online published on 11 June, 2014.
Asafo song themes have purely been militant and provocative while some of the melodies defile the tonal inflections of the language of the cultural bearers. This paper identifies the various themes that characterize Asafo songs of Kyirem Asafo No. 1 of Ajumako Mando. It presents how the people of Mando understand the linguistic materials of asafo songs taking into considerations the poetic images. Through critical analysis of selected songs the study unravels the relationships which exist between the song texts and the musical sound. The result is to provide a framework for an analytic study of indigenous traditional music.
