Five Videos Of Ghanaian (Akan) Adowa Dances

Picabolo Tv Gh, March 2, 2021

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest Revision: March 12, 2022

This is Part II of a four part pancocojams series on Ghana's (Akan) Adowa dances and Kete dances.

This pancocojams post showcase five videos of the Ghanaian (Akan) Adowa dances. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/03/excerpt-of-2020-journal-article-about.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post provides an excerpt from a 2020 journal article by Adu David Tuffour entitled "The Effests Of Guestures Used In Adowa And Kete Performances With Particular Reference To Akans In Ghana".

Part II showcases five YouTube videos of Ghana's  (Akan) Adowa dances.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/03/five-youtube-videos-of-ghanas-akan-kete.html for Part III of this series. Part III showcases five YouTube videos of Ghana's (Akan) Kete dances. 

Selected comments from the discussion thread of two of these videos are also included in this pancocojam post.  

In addition to the music and dances, I'm interested in the clothing that is worn by the musicians, the dancers, and their audiences. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/03/seven-videos-of-young-girls-and-young.html for Part IV of this pancocojams series. Part IV showcases seven videos of young girls and young boys performing Ghana's Adowa Dances and Kete Dances.

The content of this post is presented for cultural and educational purposes. 

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Adowa dancers at the Manhyia palace Kumasi Ghana

Derytah Tomara, Dec 3, 2017

Mourning celebration for the Ashanti queen mother Nana Serwaa Kobi Ampem de 2nd
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:

Spiritum Spiritus, 2019
"That's ATAANO adowa. An adowa dance associated with the River Tano deity. Good job."

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Sharon Jackson, 2019
"What are they saying? Is this a celebration,  ritual?"

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Derytah Tomara, 2019
"Yes for the asante queen mother Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem ll 1 year passover"

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Nana Nyarko konadu, 2019
"is a celebration"

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Tina A, 2019
"No,   is not rituals,  if they dressed black and red clothes  is funeral  celebration."

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Tina A, 2019
"Is funeral celebration,  the clothes  are  black and red.

So the next day  it will be  white and black  clothes  for thanks to all the people who come to helps  the families."

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3: Pure Ashanti tradition Adowa/Nnwomkro pt3

Adwoa Yeboah Agyei, Sept. 24, 2019

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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:

1. Emmanuel Agyeman, 2021
"THE TWO ELDERLY WOMEN ARE THE REAL ARTISTS, THEIR FOOT WORKS AND BODY MOVEMENT,

HAND GESTURES DEPICTS THE DEPTHS OF THE CULTURAL ADOWA DANCE.

I FELT GOOSE BUMPS ON BODY AS I SAW THEM DISHING OUT THE TYPICAL ADOWA DANCE."

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2. Adjei Charlotte, 2021
"It's so beautiful, I want to learn how to dance kete and adowa ooo"

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3. Mister Sam N’Guessan, 2021
"The same dance like in Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 I am Akan from Ivory Coast. I love you my brother of Ghana"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4: Must Watch Little Girl Dancing Adowa (Worderful Dance)

NYANSAPO TV, August 30, 2019

Little Girl Dancing Adowa in Asantehemaa Funeral

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5: WATCH ONE OF THE GREAT GHANAIAN TRADITIONAL ADOWA DANCE SO FAR

GH HEROES CHANNEL, Feb. 8, 2021

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