HISTORY OF NWOMKORO Most musical genres in Asante are more than entertainment. At important political, religious and social events drummers perform specific musical repertoires on sets of drums that are associated with these specific events such as funerals, festivals and other events. Evidence in Asante oral traditions indicates that music played a major role in their socio-economic and political behaviour. It is known many Asante Kings were the patrons of music who encouraged the creation or a