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Krannert Center guest musicians Okaidja Afroso and Emmanuel Tetteh join the Improvisers Exchange Ensemble class to explore the rhythms of Ghana. Observers are welcome; admission is free.

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Improvisers Exchange With Okaidja Afroso

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Okaidja Afroso was born into a family of musicians and storytellers in the town of Kokrobite on the west coast of Ghana. He began his career as a dancer with the celebrated Ghana Dance Ensemble. As he toured internationally Afroso expanded his artistic reach becoming a master multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and arranger. In this free class, he will invite participants into the dance traditions of his culture. Dancers should be dressed for movement, with bare feet. People with all experience levels are welcome to participate, and observers are also welcome.

Dance Masterclass With Okaidja Afroso

In this can’t-miss multimedia experience, Ghanaian composer Okaidja Afroso conjures images and sounds of a life in tune with the water. With skillful musicianship and attunement to the gifts of generations past, Jaku Mumor taps into the ancestral rites and rituals of the ocean. Drawing from the ecological knowledge of the Indigenous Gadangme fishermen of Ghana’s Atlantic Gulf of Guinea, Afroso grapples with what it means to commune with the spirits of the sea in the face of climate change and modernization.

Okaidja Afroso

Composer, Singer

Events

Sep 22, 2023

Improvisers Exchange With Okaidja Afroso · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Sep 18, 2023

Dance Masterclass With Okaidja Afroso · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Nov 11, 2022

Okaidja Afroso · Stanford Live

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