Agahu dance - Benin
by Gloria Ssali
Title
Agahu dance - Benin
Artist
Gloria Ssali
Medium
Drawing - Drawing
Description
Agahu is both the name of a dance and of one the many secular music associations (clubs) of the Ewe people of Ghana, Togo, and Dahomey. (Gadzok, Takada, and Atsiagbeko are other such clubs). Each club has its own distinctive drumming and dancing, as well as its own repertoire of songs. A popular social dance of West Africa, Agahu was created by the Egun speaking people from the town of Ketonu in what is now Benin. From there it spread to the Badagry area of Nigeria where migrant Ewe fisherman heard, adapted, and eventually took it to Ghana. In dancing the Agahu, two circles are formed; the men stay stationary with their arms out and then bend with a knee forward for the women to sit on. They progress around the circle until they arrive at their original partner
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Comments (10)
Lenore Senior
Fabulous! This pose is rather like someone who may be playing an imaginary guitar. Lots of body involvement in this wonderful image. V/F.
Christine Huwer
I also love the movement in your paintings, in this one especially that of the hands. I need to give a fav again:-)))) Have a nice day!
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