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The Volta Ensemble is the Youth Wing of Volta Club Inc. It is a multicultural and dynamic ensemble under the direction of Coordinator Adzo Eseli Nutakor. Volta Ensemble represents the rich Ghanaian culture through dance and music. See below for a list of dances performed. Agbadza: is a social and recreational musical type among the Southern Ewe of Ghana, Togo and Benin. Derived from an older war dance called Atrikpui, Agbadza is one of the oldest and most popular musical types among the Ewe. Atsiagbekor: is originally a war music and dance performed after battle. It is one of the oldest and most complex traditional musical types among the Ewe and Fon of Ghana, Togo, and Benin. It is now performed on most social occasions. Bamaaya: is originally a traditional religious music and dance of the Dagbamba of Northern Ghana. Bamaaya, meaning "the river (valley) is wet", is the most popular social music and dance of the Dagbamba today. Boboobo: also known as Agbeyeye "new life", or Akpese "music of joy and freedom" is the most popular social music and dance of the Central and Northern Ewe of Ghana, Togo and Benin. It's derived from an older dance called Konkoma in Kpando in the Volta Region during Ghana's independence struggle in the 1950s Dibon: is a Malinke traditional music that is played to accompany farmers returning from work. The rhythms imitate the calls of particular species of birds. The Malinke are located in Guinea in West Africa. Etike: is one of the recreational dance drumming that have no ritual significance and are purely for leisure among the Yoruba of Nigeria. Dundun, the hourglass-shaped drum, popularly known as "talking drum" leads Etike ensemble.
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| Last Updated on Saturday, 01 August 2009 22:02 |


