CalArts African Drumming and Dance Ensemble

This peice is GADZO from the EWE people of Ghana

This concert was in celebration of Kobla Ladzekpos tremendous contribution to not only the world music program at calarts but to the preservation and continuous education of traditional african drumming, dance, and song. Current members and alumni of the Calarts African Drumming ensemble joined together in April 2007 to bid Kobla farwell as he retires from the Calarts faculty.
I am playing Kidi (with sticks) to the left of lead drummer Andrew Grueschow (from hands on'semble) playing sogo with his hands.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• kobla
• ladzekpo
• calarts
• african
• drumming
• dance
• ghana
• ewe
• matt
• ripley

[hatie3]

well done, this is coming from a ghanaian.

[Tlaa8Shaa]

I studied with Kobla at UCLA - what a great experience!

[archaneezy]

Do you still keep in touch with kobla and beatrice? I need to get in touch with them, I just to dance with them years back. If you can help, I would be so happy.

[anrioscar]

yes.

[archaneezy]

is kobla married to beatrice???

[SphericSenseS]

Thank you Ladzekpo(s)!!!

[sekarmelati]

The dance is amazing. I like it, so dynamic.

[inarell]

does anyone have any footage of alfred playing? someone needs to get some and put it up here...

[inarell]

ck? he is not in this video... i believe.

[barorg]

go C.K.!