e/Agbekor

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has gloss	eng: Agbekor is a style of dance by the West African peoples of Ewe and Foh. It is an ancient dance once known as Atamga, Ga meaning great, Atam meaning oath. It is characterized by multiple percussion instruments that engage in highly polyrhythmic interactions. Today it is used for cultural presentations, but in the past it was an actual war dance, and the oath in question was an oath taken by the ancestors before going into battle. The lead drummer calls the dancers to perform a specific movement, preceded and followed by "the call to turn." There is a slow section and a fast section, with interlude songs or "hatsiatsia" songs" sometimes performed in between.
lexicalization	eng: Agbekor
instance of	e/African dance