Countries · Lomé
Togo
A narrow country from coast to savannah, with fortified villages and new-year rites.
Togo runs from Atlantic lagoons to northern savannah in a narrow strip, and its cultural traditions change sharply along that line.
We are collecting with communities in the Guin coastal region and the Koutammakou landscape in the north-east.
Main languages
Ewe · Kabiyè · Mina · Tem
Places in focus
Lomé · Aného · Kara · Koutammakou
General cultural context; verified records are added community by community.
The rites of the sacred stone
The Guin new-year rites of Togo are inscribed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Koutammakou
The Batammariba tower-houses of the north-east are both dwelling and cosmology, and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Coastal markets
Lomé's trading women have carried regional textile knowledge for generations.
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Cultural knowledge
Did You Know facts from Togo — coming soon
We are working with knowledge holders, cultural institutions and community partners to record and verify entries for Did You Know facts from Togo. Every record is reviewed by people before it is published, so this part of the archive opens only when the stories are ready.
Themes being collected
- Oral history
- Music
- Food
- Crafts
- Places
- Traditions
- Folklore
- Languages