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 Master Drummer Obo Addy takes audiences on a journey through West Africa with his two performing ensembles, Okropong and Kukrudu, creating an aural and visual history of Ghana. Okropong meaning "eagle" in Obo Addys 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.  Boasting a rich synthesis of musical styles on Ghanaian percussion and Western instruments such as the saxophone, electric bass, trumpet, keyboard and drum kit, Kukrudu crosses many musical genres including Afro-Jazz, Funk, Blues and Rock. Kukrudu, meaning "earthquake" in Ga language, invariably motivates audiences to dance with abandon.See Master Drummer 
Obo Addy in performance with his two music groups Okropong & Kukrudu. Download the free Quicktime plug-in to view. Catch Master Drummer Obo Addy's upcoming performances:
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Obo Addy and Okropong January 28, 2008 Clark College Vancouver, WA M A R C H 2 0 0 8 Obo Addy and Okropong March 29, 2008 World Music Institute Town Hall, NY A P R I L 2 0 0 8 Obo Addy and Okropong April 16, 2008 Caldwell Fine Arts Albertson College, Caldwell, ID Obo Addy and Okropong April 17, 2008 Mountain Home Arts Council Mountain Home, ID |  |
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