Five YouTube Videos Of Ghana's (Akan) Kete Dances

JB art alliance, Sept. 11, 2017

A royal dance among the Akan people of Ghana. ****

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision: March 12, 2022

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

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

A few selected comments from discussion threads for two of these video are also included in this post.

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".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/03/five-videos-of-ghanaian-akan-adowa.html  for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases five YouTube videos of Ghana's  (Akan) Adowa dances.

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. 

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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: Kete Dance 

Nyansapo Cultural Troupe Nkawie, July 7, 2019
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Here are a few selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:

1. Harriet Affai, 2019
"What’s the difference between adowa and kete???"

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2. Aba Assiaw-Dufu, 2019
"Harriet Affai Kete is a whole lot of running and leaping. It’s seems more aggressive than Adowa, in my opinion."

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3. Snaky Dragon, 2019
"Adowa is more somber and celebration-of-life related, kete is royal music, much more strict, and the percussion parts are more elaborate and interlocking (and flutes are sometimes a part of it too). Adowa is also usually sung along with the band, while kete is only the percussion, dancing, and sometimes flutes."

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4. Opoku-Ware Douglas, 2020
"And every move has a meaning."

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3: Amazing kete dance with typical sign language - who can explain this?

FOSHUAA TV, Dec. 13, 2019
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Here are two comments from this video's discussion thread:

1. Mustapha Hadji, 2020
"I can see the dancer started learning the dance from her infancy"

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2. FOSUAA TV, 2020
"Yes very experienced"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4: Kete Dance beautifully performed by Early Bird International School

Bambini TV, Feb. 7, 2020

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5: AMAZING KETE DANCE BY A YOUNG BOY

ADAM SAFRO, Feb. 13, 2021

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