Agbadza

Agbadza de la Ewe yuuma la wã'a n pɔsɛ ze'ele sansɛka n yuum kɔ̃'ɔm dɛna zãba saŋa ze'ele belam nyaa wa'ana lebeke yuuma ni kɔ'ɔm dɛna wa'a yɛla n ani suŋa gee tara maalegɔ. A ze'ele kɔmeresa zabiri wa'a kayima ti ba yuum yi'ira ti Atrikpui ti Ewe nɛreba n boi Volta Region ni boi Gaana de'ena kɔ, ba mɛ ni de'ena kɔ la Hogbetsotso de'eŋo saŋa naɛ Anlo Ewe nɛreba. Kelum pa'asɛ, gee ti Togolese n de Beninese n de Ewe duma lagum ita kɔ. Wa'a la wa'ari do la fo la anuu, 1. Banyinyi n de pɔsega ti ba pu'usira bɔ'ɔra ba Yine la ba yaabeduma, 2. Vutsortsor n de wa'a la zuo bii wa'a la tile, 3. Adzo- de la waseka n kɔ ka dɛna paŋa wa'a la mɛ ni dɛna ba pa'aleba n ni bɔna nɛŋa ŋmɛ'ɛra gulu la naɛ la Gankogui la Axatse, 4. Hatsatsa- de la tuusum yuuma ti ba ni yuuna la Gankogui la Atoke, 5. Vutsortsor- de la ba'asegɔ, n de tile wa'a la la kayima n ni dikɛ paɛ gogo mɔɔma zo'e zo'e. Gankogui de la guleko ti ba tara dibeka ŋmɛ'ɛra. Atoke de la iron banana bunŋmɛ'ɛra ti ba tara forged iron dibeka ŋmɛ'ɛra. Atoke ta'am tee ze'ele bo Gankogui se'ere n sɔi la ba tari ba za'a tuna la tuunyine.

Ba wa'ari wa'a wa la kɔa, pɔgedirɛ, la de'eno n boi zi'an. Ninmu'urɛ, de la ba de'eni de'eŋo wa lagum woo puan mɛ la san dɛna Ewe duma buuri malema yɛla, se'ere n pa'asɛ de la buuri since this music is known by other ethnic groups to be uniquely Ewe. Everyone is welcome to join in the dance, unlike other Ewe dances, which sometimes are reserved for people of a certain age, religion, or gender. The dance is sometimes known as the “chicken dance” due to the bird-like motions required for the dance.