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THE CANTOR

STREET RHYTHMS
17-09-2016

*THE CANTOR:*

A cantor is a person who sings solo verses or passages to which the choir or congregation responds.

That is the name of the person who we mostly call the 'lead vocalist' ; the one who does the _'ngyegyeho'_ (when the choir is singing danceables).

Most of our male choristers try to perform this role; almost everyone may want to do it; and as a result, they stop singing their vocal part - the result may be a 'noise within the music'.

The  _ngyegyeho_ must be done by one person, who have knowledge of the songs and has a little technical know-how to coordinate all the songs.

If you have more than one person doing the  _ngyengyeho_, the music will sound like adding plenty salt to your favorite food.

Kingsley J.E.K Acheampong
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