African Highlife Ensemble (2017)
- Presented by: CU Boulder College of Music
- Venue: Grusin Music Hall (C112)
- Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St, Boulder, CO 80302
Performing high-energy, tightly knit, traditional, neo-traditional and highlife dance music from Ghana, CU Boulder’s Highlife Ensemble has audiences dancing in the aisles to its irresistible West African rhythms. The group includes 30 music and non-music majors from across campus. It is the first university ensemble in the U.S. to perform highlife music.
PROGRAM: "Kpatsa," a dance of the Ga-Adangme people in Southern Ghana; "Amoulanga," an uplifting Highlife song from the Ivory Coast; Paa Kow: "Love Dance" and "Dreams Come True"; arr. Selasee Atiase: "Agba Yei" and "Maami Water; Dela Yaw Botri: "Akpeteshie"
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