Sometimes my uncle shows us how to play his drum. He plays for the chief of the Fanti and is very, very good. He even helped us kill a goat so we could make a new drum for him. He might let me have his old one but I don't know yet.
Read about the life before capture for Okechukwu, Kwame and Oyeladun.
The people of West Africa had a rich history and culture. Each tribe had its own customs, language and leaders. The chief of the Fanti tribe was a high king called the Brafo.
The Fanti (also spelt 'Fante') are a group of states in what is now southern Ghana. At one point they were the go-betweens for trade between the white people and the Asante, controlling gold and weapons trade.