Mama Rita and Songdedoh
/Shortly after arriving at the DMC it was time to party! The occasion was Songdedoh turning five years old! Pictured with Songdedoh is her mother, and the women who kept me alive, Mama Rita! Rita cooked amazing meals every day. She would always have a smile on her face and always had the best things to say. Not to mention she bakes the most amazing bread in Ghana. Occasionally Rita would convince me to buy her a beer and some guinea fowl, which was always the least I could do!
The party itself was pretty different, but a lot of fun! There was cake made by Rita, plenty of minerals (soda) and some sparkling grape juice! The kids of the neighborhood all came by and since its Ghana, there was dancing! The kids were a little shy to dance at first, and the popular music wasn't catching their interest. This all changed with one song, a song produced from Burkina Faso. This song was packed with an electronic backbeat, an electronic gyil tuned to a minor scale with meandering Dagara lyrics on top of it all. When this song came on all the kids were jumping and contracting, perfect Dagara dancing. Due to the popularity of this song it was repeated for about an hour straight! All together this afternoon birthday party was a complete success!
