Impact of Traditional Music in the Life Cycle of the People of Motokurodua in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Music is the joy of the soul and calls for satisfaction in a lot of events; Music communicates at all levels of life and can therefore not be dealt away with completely in the lives of people. Over years, there has been much interest in the way that representations of the rural communities contribute to the discourses of everyday life in the countryside (Maclaren, & Andrew 2019) Traditional Music has impacted lives before other inventions of music, traditional music comes from the indigenes of the of the community in their own language and artistic delivery The main research design considered for this study was qualitative; and for that matter made use of descriptive and survey techniques to undertake the study. The study targeted Chiefs, community workers and other traditional leaders, who are experts in the usage of traditional events and appreciate the use of music during life cycle events and others. The sampling methods adopted for these target population included Purposive, Convenience as well as Random whilst the data collection instruments consisted of Participant observation and Interview. The study identified some life events that cannot exist without music such as birth/Naming ceremony, Marriage and Funeral rites that are associated with music.