Trance

We have special rhythms for that. I had to study them by hearing them, not writing them down. When I go and play my cowbell with my uncle he knows I will play the cowbell right. Like I said, he is a very good drummer, and if you make a mistake he hits you on the head. Because if you play wrong you can hurt someone. They can go into the wrong trance. If you play the wrong phrase you can drive people crazy. They just grab a bottle and hit somebody. Or they can be very wild. But you see, we feel and see the message between the dancer and the drummer. You don't even have to be a dancer, you can be a stranger. You can be from Europe, or anywhere. If the spirits are going to take you, they are going to take you. They will just start and you will go into a trance without knowing how it happened.

Kofi Ayivor