At the Wake: Thanks 0136-At the Wake: Thanks A description and documentation of Avatime

This recording was made at a wake keeping the night before the funeral of Geoffrey Adjabeng, a clan leader. The men gathered at one of the meeting places in the village and spent the night giving speeches, singing and drinking. This event was recorded by Sammy. No outside observer was present. In this recording Samuel Kodjovi thanks all the people for coming to the wake keeping. This recording has been transcribed and translated by Fo Yao and Saskia and annotated in ELAN. Samuel Kodjovie thanks all the people for coming to the wake keeping. Only Avatime is spoken. Samuel Kodjovie speaks. Sammy records. Fo Yao and Saskia transcribed and translated it. Saskia has annotated the recording in ELAN. Language_Name: Avatime Language_Region: Africa Language_Country: Ghana Project_Status: Complete Year: 2008 Start_Date: 2008-05-01 End_Date: 2008-12-31