Family Matinee Series: Obo Addy Legacy Project

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Saturday, February 20, 2016 - 2:00pm

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Presenting the rich and complicated rhythms of Ghana, through singing, dancing and exciting audience engagement, these world renowned performers will bring this colorful and energetic performance to life, like you’ve never experience before!

Event Time: 2:00 pm -- Doors will open at 1:30 pm

Cost: $5 general admission

Location: Center for the Arts Main Hall

Obo Addy Legacy Project

Focusing on the drumming and singing of Ghana, the musicians and dancers bring forth rich harmonies and complicated rhythms to represent the Ghanaian traditions. Okropong meaning “eagle” in Obo Addy’s native Ga language, performs traditional Ghanaian dance and music chosen from the various ethnic cultures in Ghana, including Ga, Ewe, Ashanti, Dagomba and Dagarti.

Using a variety of hand and stick drums, talking drums, bells and shakers, the musicians build layers of driving rhythms while the dancers, clad in colorful West African garments, engage in an energetic physical “conversation” with the drummers. At the end of each concert, both musicians and dancers engage the audience in a spirited call and response, celebrating that shared experience with them through song and dance. For more information about Obo Addy Legacy Project, please visit: http://oboaddylegacyproject.org/