Gota originated from the Kabre tribe of Benin, and was introduced to the Southeastern Ewe in the early nineteenth century through trade. Originally performed in Benin for their war god, Gota is now performed as a recreational music and dance by the Southern Ewe. The Tsiaveme Milenorvisi Gota Group recorded on this CD was founded in 1970 by Kwasi Seke of Dzodze, who traveled to Benin to study this musical type. Although the group rehearses twice a week, it takes about three months for a new member to grasp the songs and dance steps. Instruments used in this recording include: two calabashes inverted into buckets that are half-filled with water, two gourds (Egui) as the "master drum," and gankogui as the time line, reinforced by four axatse. Main cantor: Florencia Yegbe. Recorded at Dzodze, Adagbledu, July 19,1997.