Ewe are ruled by chiefs and they live in Ghana and Togo. They are very family originated and they are close to their ancestors. They are democratic. They learned how to make kente cloth from the Akan. They have many great customs which I will explain later.
History
I think they are related to the Yoruba since they use to live in the same area. They use to be ancient Egyptians and legend has it they lived in Lemuria. They created their own laws and courts. In the past, the Ewe were ruled by an evil king named Tobge Agorkoli. They asked a hunter for help; so he enchanted some drums that put the royalty to sleep. He told them to walk backward to confuse their pursuers. They ended up in Ghana.
Language
The Ewe language has more than 10 dialects!!!!!!!!!! It is a Gbe language, which is a part Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken by more than 3 million people. It is spoken in Ghana and Togo.
They use bells, drums, and rattles for music. They have a drum orchestra. Their music has cross rhythms and polyrhythms. The master drum is called sogo. It can be played standing up or sitting down. It can be played with hands, sticks, or both. Some drums can make sounds like a voice they are called talking drums. West Africans would use drums to tell people messages over long distances.
They are great sculptors. They made many statues and masks. They make sweet kente cloth. They use gold in their art sometime.
The supreme being is Mawa-Lisa, which is goddess/god combination. Se is what they call destiny. Their beliefs are similar to the Fon. They use to live near the Fon centuries ago. They have different cults that have different teachings. The Ewe were practitioners of Vodun, but most of them turned away from the ways of their ancestors and embraced the ways of the alien.
The Ewe are wonderful people. They are great at creating art, music, religion and dance. They have an very ancient history. A diverse language and their own ethics. There my favorite tribe in Ghana because they are so magical. They get an A+.
http://buzzghana.com/ewe-people-ewe-language/
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Ewe-people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUDrLCB0wQk
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