What is Ekassa you may ask?

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What is Ekassa you may ask?
“Ekassa is an indigenous dance of Benin”.
A royal dance performed during the coronation of a new king.
Ekassa incorporates the beat of the tom-tom and agba drums, Western wind instruments, two guitars and songs performed in the Edo language.
Sir Victor Uwaifo rode the style for four or five years, releasing four Ekassa albums between 1971 and 1975.
As might be expected, Uwaifo's appropriation of ancient, and in some cases, sacred songs for the purposes of contemporary dancehall debauchery did not always go down well with the self-appointed guardians of the legacy of the great Benin Empire but, Uwaifo viewed his work as that of a high-tech curator.
Still, in characteristic cocky form he said “I am a rare species, and it’s very unlikely that anyone will ever succeed me. If that happens, then I do not rate a genius”.
Sir Victor Uwaifo’s “Ekassa” is finally available digitally.
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