Things to see and do Pagouda

Musical instrument that works with the resonance of several cut stones, played in northern Togo. Evalo stones (Farandé), initiation stones that are collected in the Kabye mountains. The particularity of this music is that it is played in the pentatonic mode, which offers a melodious, rhythmic and varied sound. To pass from theeware classto the evala class, the young kabyé must lift it like a dumbbell. Its weight is about 20 to 25 kg. The lithophone is located in the dispensary of Farandé.