{"id":19861,"date":"2003-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-02-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2003\/02\/06\/traditional-african-music-dance-fills-wittson-hall\/"},"modified":"2003-02-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2003-02-06T06:00:00","slug":"traditional-african-music-dance-fills-wittson-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2003\/02\/06\/traditional-african-music-dance-fills-wittson-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional African music, dance fills Wittson Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SekuNeblett2003.jpg\" border=\"2\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\nSeku Neblett plays the bougurabo.<br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>Using his palms, fingertips and the heels of his hand, Seku Neblett pounded the rhythms of his ancestors on the d&#8217;jembe and bougurabo. Meanwhile, Charles Ahovissi, a professional dancer from Benin, West Africa, danced around the African drums in brilliant colored costumes.<\/p>\n<p>The two kicked off UNMC\/NHS Black History Month activities Wednesday with a cultural and historical lesson on Africa. They were accompanied by master drummer Mane Badiane and master drummer and dancer Pascal Kovi Dadzie.<\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ahovissigroupdance03.jpg\" border=\"2\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\nCharles Ahovissi leads a group in dance.<br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>&#8220;I&#8217;m an African who was born away from home,&#8221; Neblett told the group in the Wittson Hall Amphitheater. &#8220;I&#8217;ve always used music to help raise the level of consciousness among people\u2026You can&#8217;t appreciate something to which you know nothing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ahovissi, who performed on campus during last year&#8217;s Black History Month, and Dadzie danced the thunder and lightning dance and sapata dance. 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