_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: revjkbrewu46@gmail.com; Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences 17(4): 10-20, 2022; Article no.ARJASS.89241 ISSN: 2456-4761 The Historical Development, Cultural and Aesthetic Significance of Akan Musical Art form (Ebibindwom) in the Liturgy of the Methodist Church Ghana John Kofi Brewu a* , Steve Kquofi b , Dickson Adom b , Edwin Bodjawah c and Joe Adu-Agyem b a Department of Performing Art and Culture, Akrokerri College of Education, Ghana. b Educational Innovations in Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. c Department of Painting and Sculpture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Author JKB did the conceptualization of the research idea and led the research group as the principal investigator for the study, collected data and wrote the paper. Author SK supervised the research, assisted in the further development of the research concept, data collection and wrote the manuscript. Author DA contributed to the supervision of the research, assisted in the development of the research methodology and wrote the manuscript. Authors EB and JA read and gave substantial inputs in the writing of the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/ARJASS/2022/v17i430313 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/89241 Received 30 April 2022 Accepted 13 July 2022 Published 18 July 2022 ABSTRACT The Methodist Church Ghana has been using different kinds of musical styles in its liturgy since its inception and notable amongst them is Ebibindwom (Akan musical art form). The objective of this ethnographic study was to ascertain the aesthetic and cultural significance of Ebibindwom in the liturgy of the church. Direct observation and interviews of qualitative research method were employed to elicit primary data from respondents such as Reverend Ministers, Directors of Music, and Christ Little Band members who are conversant with this musical tradition. Again, extensive literature was drawn on the subject matter relying upon secondary data from numerous documented sources relevant to the study. Findings indicated that during worship service, the texts seen in Ebibindwom were repeated and thus afforded those who could not read the opportunity to participate and memorise some of the words from the scripture. Also, Ebibindwom, since its Original Research Article