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"Agbekor" is a 400 year old warrior dance of the Ewe people of Ghana, performed to drums: "Axatse" (gourd shaker), "Gakogui" (double iron bell/timekeeper), "Kagan," (narrow drum/keeps a constant "off-beat"), "kidi" and "Sogo," (response drums), and the "Atimevu" (Master drum), which leads the ensemble. A horse's tail is held in one hand, as dancers gyrate hips and ribs in bird-like, contraction/release movements, front/back, and down to the earth, responding to "atsias" that signal changes.

Feb 4, 2010

Belly Synthophone w/Randy Felts, Lisa Leake, Ralph Rosen

I love to dance with Randy, Ralph, Mr. Monzon and others from this talented group; Randy plays Synthophone (midi sax) and wraps art images (and live dancer/musician images) into a full stage visual display: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yFBg3YJOOc

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Feb 4, 2010

Belly Synthophone w/Randy Felts, Lisa Leake, Ralph Rosen

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