African color, sound and style electrify Johnson Museum
The Kusun Ensemble, a group of musicians and dancers from Ghana, West Africa, was founded by Nii Tettey Tetteh and includes past and present members of the National Ballet and Pan-African Orchestra.
Models walk the Johnson Museum runway wearing student creations for the Afrik! Fashion Show. The event was part of the Fourth Annual Africa Week events, held March 2-8, and sponsored by Cornell's Coalition of Pan-African Scholars.
The Afrik! Fashion Show featuring the Kusun Ensemble combined activism-inspired clothing from African cultures with jazz and African music played on traditional Ghanaian instruments, March 7 in the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art's lobby. The event was part of the Fourth Annual Africa Week events, held March 2-8, and sponsored by Cornell's Coalition of Pan-African Scholars.
The Kusun Ensemble is a group of musicians and dancers from Ghana, West Africa. Founded by Nii Tettey Tetteh, the ensemble includes past and present members of the National Ballet and Pan-African Orchestra.
Although rooted in traditional music, the ensemble has developed a new brand of music and dance dubbed "Nokoko," innovative rhythms and dances that result from fusing bass and lead guitar with traditional Ghanaian instruments to produce an electrifying blend of jazz and African music.
For more information, visit the Coalition of Pan-African Scholars Web site.
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