Togo's culture reflects the influences of its many ethnic groups, the largest and most influential of which are the Ewe, Mina, and Kabre.

French is the official language of Togo. The many indigenous African languages spoken by Togolese include: Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, and Aja; Kabiyé; and others.

Ewe statuary is characterized by its famous statuettes which illustrate the worship of the ibeji. Sculptures and hunting trophies were used rather than the more ubiquitous African masks.

The wood-carvers of Kloto are famous for their "chains of marriage": two characters are connected by rings drawn from only one piece of wood.

The dyed fabric batiks of the artisanal center of Kloto represent stylized and coloured scenes of ancient everyday life. The loincloths used in the ceremonies of the weavers of Assahoun are famous. Works of the painter Sokey Edorh are inspired by the immense arid extents, swept by the harmattan, and where the laterite keeps the prints of the men and the animals. The plastics technician Paul Ahyi is internationally recognized today. He practices the "zota", a kind of pyroengraving, and his monumental achievements decorate Lome.

Music
Togo has produced a number of internationally known popular entertainers including King Mensah, Bella Bellow and Jimi Hope. The country has a diverse folk tradition, with more than forty ethnic groups, each with their own styles.

Internationally known performer King Mensah, a former performer at the Ki-Yi M'Bock Theatre in Abidjan, toured Europe and Japan before opening his own show in French Guiana and then moving to Paris and formed a band called Favaneva.

Folk music
Togolese folk music includes a great variety of percussion-led dance music. Folk songs are typically in the Ewe language, and Kabye. Some are also in Fon and Yoruba. There are folk songs for fishermen in the south of the country, sometimes accompanied by bells including gankogui and frikiwa. Other folk instruments include the flute and the bow.