Funerals among the Akan of Ghana are distinct from all other social events. They are not only the most elaborate of the ceremonial occasions of the Akan in terms of attendance, time taken, or emotion generated but also crucial means of reaffirming and negotiating social relations, political structures, and identities. The death of a traditional ruler in the Akan society is regarded as an occasion of the gravest crisis. As a means of concretely expressing the gravest emotions for the loss of a leader, the chief is given an apogee of a funeral ceremony. Such a commemorative event revolves around music. Since the chief is the custodian of the arts and repository of its classical dimensions, music becomes the most powerful vehicle for honoring, mourning, praising and cherishing his name during his death. It is my aim, in this presentation, to examine the organization of music and its significance in the context of Akan royal funerals.