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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;+VGO.DVCKS, post: 7362231, member: 110504&quot;][USER=116216]@JPD3[/USER], sorry to get all semantic, but it&#039;s more like, in Ghana, the <i>funerals </i>are a celebration of the <i>individual&#039;s </i>life.&nbsp; Evoking, kind of in cultural and chronological reverse, the second lines in funerals in New Orleans.&nbsp; The reason they call them &#039;second lines&#039; is that the first part of the music is devoted to conveying the grief over whoever passed; only then do they segue to celebrating their life.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t hard to hear the transition.</p><p>Here&#039;s my favorite example on YouTube.&nbsp; ...Yes, the guy with the ponytail is Dr. John.&nbsp; [MEDIA=youtube]EG6KH905cGU[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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