Lore: The Tuma story universe is mainly situated in modern day Ghana. The fictitious home of Tuma Adusei – Eboba Kuro Ketewa – is located in the south west of the nation, in the Nzema territory, with the cloest major city being the Nzema coastal capital of Axim. Tuma belongs to the Nzema Akan people, the village speaks English and the Nzema variant of Ghanaian Twi with heavy a Jamaican patios presence.
The Nzema People lie close to border of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire and occupy both sides of the border. I felt this region was the best place to choose for the story as it draws solidarity with the Ivorians. Ivorians are a first class citizens in the creation, story and content of Tuma Tunes, as well as in the future Tuma Tales.
The Eboba Kuro Ketewa | The Village of Stone
Main Adusei Household / Tuma’s House
This is the Tuma Adusei’s – (The main character of Tuma Tunes) – house. Here he lives with his parents. His Grandfather Umar Adusei lives in the same encirclement but in a different house.
The Eboba Kuro Ketewa Preparatory School
The school is located east of the Adusei Encirclement of the Eboba Settlement. It is the school Tuma Adusei and Asha Addae attends. The school principal is Tuma’s grandfather Umar Adusei. Asha’s mother and father Kitanya and Jomo Addae are teachers at the school. The Culture of village requires all persons of working profession to teach at the school at different timed cycles.
The Eboba Kuro Ketewa Library
The library is owned by the Addae’s and run by Asha’s mother Ms Addae who also teachers science at the Eboba Kuro Ketewa Preparatory School. Asha helps her mother with the running of the library on weekends and holidays.
A Fun Piece done with a Teenage adult Tuma and Asha
Kwae Kronkron – The Sacred Forest & the Village Farm
The first area of the Kwae Kronkron, is the flower garden. The garden is loved and frequently visited by Asha, Okua, and Mawa; A girls favorite. Managed by the Olokun Family the flower garden is also the location of the sorrel/bissap/roselle hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa) fields. The dye from the roselle fruit is extracted and used for painting village buildings and as a dye for the clothes worn by the villagers. The colour produced from the sorrel dye is the main color of show. The roselle fruit is used day to day for drinks and for Kwanzaa Celebrations using Jamaica’s classic ginger, pimento, sorrel mixture.
The Sacred Cloth Pools of the Eboba Kuro Ketewa. The cloth pools is an activity center for the gardens and a symbolic hub for the village. It is the area where the 3 most popular dyes are created. The Sorrel, The Kola Nut and the Indigo. Tuma’s uncle Accompong Adusei, is in charge of the area, and its daily activities.
Sacred forest: Ketewa Ankobra (Small River Deity). This is the only river that runs through the village and is deemed to bed rule by the river abosom who is a descendant combined decendant. It runs adjacent to the sacred cloth pools and the Calabash Tree of origin.
Aboko Bepo – The Hill/ Mountain of Passion
The Passion Hills are a tourist attraction located west of the Adusei encirclement – in the Eboba settlement. It is under the region of the Eboba Kuro Ketewa. , paragliding, hot air balloon flight/landings and kite flying are frequently practiced there because of the hills leading to the sea and strong up currents that come from the sea.
Flora, Forna and Food of The Tuma Universe.
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